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Chirton, Wiltshire, S John Bapt
Place Chirton
S John Bapt
or Cherington
Unitary authority Wiltshire
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 16181
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–3–9 in ASee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SU073576
Latitude & longitude 51.31780, -1.89616View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode SN10 3QT
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 12525
URL http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/devizes/tower-53
Affiliation Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 13 performances here, of which 3 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 10–3–9 in A
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 10–3–9 (1213 lb or 550 kg) in A (884.0 Hz)
Peals View 7 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–181465.0F♯25.50″1959John Taylor & CoFFC
25–2–11306.0E28.50″c1709William and Robert CorYFC
35–1–191160.0D29.50″c1709William and Robert CorYFC
45–3–181091.0C♯30.88″1931Mears & StainbankFFC
58–0–14982.0B34.25″c1709William and Robert CorYFC
610–3–9884.0A38.13″1709William and Robert CorYFC
Source: GAD NBR spsheet; M Higby(twr notice); JCB; ADH; WBF
Contributed by: George Dawson
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
211959SteelJohn Taylor & Co8.1.A.a
12,3,4,5,61895TimberThomas Blackbourn5
Update log
30/09/2024Frames Fr1, Fr2 added [Jack Pease from the Christopher Dalton papers]
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