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Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, S Andrew
Place Biggleswade
S Andrew
Unitary authority Central Bedfordshire
Lieutenancy area Bedfordshire
Country England
Historic county Bedfordshire
Dove tower ID 16357
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 13–1–3 in FSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TL187446
Latitude & longitude 52.08702, -0.26762View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode SG18 0AL
Diocese St Albans
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 11422
URL https://biggleswadebells.weebly.com/
Affiliation Bedfordshire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 187 performances here, of which 90 were peals and 29 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 13–1–3 in F
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 13–1–3 (1487 lb or 674 kg) in F (699.7 Hz)
All rings
1013–1–3 in F10 as tenor
64–1–7 in C6 as tenor
Practices Wed
Overhauled
2016 by John Taylor & Co
Bells >> Lo'boro; extend frame to hold 10; tune; add 2 new
Tuned 2016
Peals View 90 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–221742.6A23.40″2016John Taylor & CoFNFC
23–2–161566.6G24.30″2016John Taylor & CoFNFC
33–2–21397.8F25.00″1912Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
43–1–211309.0E25.50″1912Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
53–2–181163.5D27.00″1912Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
64–1–71049.2C29.00″1912Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
75–1–26932.2B♭31.50″1912Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
86–1–14874.3A33.00″1912Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
98–1–14786.0G37.00″1912Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
1013–1–3699.7F42.00″2016John Taylor & CoFNFC
Source: C Pickford; A Higson; P Mason
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,101912Cast ironGillett & Johnston8.3.C.e8.3
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09/07/2021URL amended [Paul Chandler, tower contact]
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