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Abbey Dore, Herefordshire, S Mary
Place Abbey Dore
S Mary
Unitary authority Herefordshire
Lieutenancy area Herefordshire
Country England
Historic county Herefordshire
Dove tower ID 16153
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–0–21 in GSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SO387303
Latitude & longitude 51.96860, -2.89361View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode HR2 0AA
Diocese Hereford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 6057
URLs http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/herfs.htm#ABBEY_DORE
https://hdgb.org/?tower=abbey-dore
Affiliation Hereford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 73 performances here, of which 15 were peals and 9 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 8–0–21 in G
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–0–21 (917 lb or 416 kg) in G (798.6 Hz)
Overhauled
2013 by John Taylor & Co
Weld 5th; canons off 2nd; tune; turn; rehang in new frame; Sh Tr Appn 1093: Complete 'Spring 2011' (sic) NB:comments...
Peals View 15 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Anticlockwise
Ellacombe apparatus
No mains electricity to provide lighting on stairs or ante chamber to protect bat population
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–3–81343.1E26.88″1770Thomas RudhallR4FC
23–2–161196.6D27.75″1892Llewellins & JamesR4FC
35–0–41066.0C30.25″1710Abraham I RudhallR4FC
45–0–221006.0B31.63″1810John RudhallR4FC
56–1–25896.4A34.00″1710Abraham I RudhallR4FC
68–0–21798.6G37.50″1782Charles & John RudhallR4FC
Source: Sharpe(Herefs); R Williams; A Higson; P Mason
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,62013SteelJohn Taylor & Co
Update log
25/04/2024Ellacombe added [see https://bellboard.uk/view.php?id=1723990 via Colin Turner #006875]
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