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Bedford, Bedfordshire, S Peter de Merton
Place Bedford
S Peter de Merton
Shown in county lists as Bedford, S Peter
Unitary authority Bedford
Lieutenancy area Bedfordshire
Country England
Historic county Bedfordshire
Dove tower ID 16478
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–1–0 in F♯See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 3See below
Grid reference TL050501
Latitude & longitude 52.13931, -0.46608View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode MK40 2PN
Diocese St Albans
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11414
Affiliation Bedfordshire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 140 performances here, of which 107 were peals and 3 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 12–1–0 in F♯
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 12–1–0 (1372 lb or 622 kg) in F♯ (760.0 Hz)
Practices Thu
Overhauled
1980 by John Taylor & Co
Peals View 107 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–01520.0F♯24.00″1948John Taylor & CoFNFC
23–2–51426.0E♯25.00″1948John Taylor & CoFNFC
33–3–261261.0D♯26.63″1894John Taylor & CoFNFC
44–2–181139.0C♯28.63″1894John Taylor & CoFNFC
55–3–21013.0B31.00″1894John Taylor & CoFNFC
66–1–14950.0A♯32.38″1894John Taylor & CoFNFC
78–3–12855.0G♯36.13″1894John Taylor & CoFNFC
812–1–0760.0F♯40.50″1894John Taylor & CoFNFC
Source: C Pickford; A Higson; TimJ(#289)
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus0–3–261857.0B♭17.00″1895John Taylor & CoFN
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9Sanctus1895SteelJohn Taylor & Co8.1.A
13,4,5,6,7,81894Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C.e6.4
– 1.11,21948Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C.e2.X2
Contributed by: Chris Pickford; Tim Jackson
Notes

[1]Independent frames

Frames 1 and 1.1 are independent frames.

Published: 29/12/2022

Update log
29/12/2022Convert 1A and 1B to 1 and 1.1 as, whilst independent frames, they are the same collection and logically connected
23/06/2020fr1>>fr1A; fr1A>>fr1B; fr1B: layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
21/05/2020fr9: detail added [Chris Pickford via e-mail]
19/05/20201,2: date amended; Sct: noted amended [Chris Pickford via 00013761]
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