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Fovant, Wiltshire, S George
Place Fovant
S George
Unitary authority Wiltshire
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 16374
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–3–5 in ASee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference ST996295
Latitude & longitude 51.06537, -2.00696View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode SP3 5LA
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 12399
Also Toilet
URL http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/mere/tower-95
Affiliation Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 70 performances here, of which 12 were peals and 15 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 8–3–5 in A
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–3–5 (985 lb or 447 kg) in A (879.5 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1980 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul)
Ring augmented from five to six; bells rehung in a new frame
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Peals View 13 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Tower notice(s) / DBR info discrepant
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–261483.5F♯25.75″1980Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
24–0–181318.0E27.00″1876John Warner & SonsRFC
34–0–251174.5D28.50″1874John Warner & SonsRFC
44–2–91105.5C♯29.63″1874John Warner & SonsRFC
56–2–6989.5B32.50″c1400†Salisbury foundryRFC
68–3–5879.5A37.13″1863G Mears & CoRFC
Source: GAD; CBC; C Pickford(RW1980/923); JCB(N Skelton); D Sloman(WBF); TimJ(REMRKS255)
Contributed by: George Dawson
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61980SteelWhitechapel Bell Foundry8.1.B.c6.4
Update log
22/01/2025Frame Fr1: material, truss amended [Jack Pease, from personal visit. Additional information provided by Chris Pickford]
27/03/2024Overhaul added [Matthew Higby]
25/03/2024Frame Fr1 added [Info (including photos) by Matthew Higby]
02/04/2021Noted discrepancy between the date of the 2nd on the tower notice and the historical record (as provided by Chris Dalton) [Board picture: J P Adams; Dalton research: C J Pickford]
30/11/20191-6: nominal added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
01/02/20191-6: diam added [David Sloman via 00013271]
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