Balcombe, West Sussex, S Mary
Place | Balcombe S Mary |
Lieutenancy area | West Sussex |
Country | England |
Historic county | Sussex |
Dove tower ID | 16605 |
Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–0–10 in ASee below |
Frames | 2See below |
Grid reference | TQ306309 |
Latitude & longitude | 51.06257, -0.13638View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | RH17 6PY |
Diocese | Chichester |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | I by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 3284 |
Also | Toilet |
URLs | https://www.thebellsofsussex.co.uk/balcombe-st-mary.html https://www.scacr.org/towers/directory/159-balcombe-st-mary |
Affiliation | Sussex County Association |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 8, tenor 9–0–10 in A
Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 9–0–10 (1018 lb or 462 kg) in A (860.0 Hz) |
Practices | Tue |
Peals | View 144 peals in the Felstead Database |
Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
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1 | 3–2–6 | 1720.0 | A | 24.00″ | 1936 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC | ||
2 | 3–2–21 | 1612.0 | G♯ | 24.50″ | 1936 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC | ||
3 | 3–2–27 | 1432.0 | F♯ | 25.50″ | 1936 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC | ||
4 | 3–3–22 | 1290.0 | E | 26.56″ | 1936 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC | ||
5 | 4–2–5 | 1148.0 | D | 28.63″ | 1936 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC | ||
6 | 5–0–14 | 1076.0 | C♯ | 29.88″ | 1936 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC | ||
7 | 6–1–2 | 966.0 | B | 33.18″ | 1628 | Bryan I Eldridge | R | N | FC | ||
8 | 9–0–10 | 860.0 | A | 36.69″ | 1936 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC |
Details of frames
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 2,3 | c1936 | Cast iron | Gillett & Johnston | 8.3.A.m | 2.X2 | ||
1 | 1,4,5,6,7,8 | 1879 | Timber | Gillett, Bland & Co | 6.A | 6.1 |
Update log
12/11/2024 | URL amended [Kye L Leaver] |
24/11/2022 | Frame Fr1: maker added [Kye Leaver from personal visit via #004143] |
03/05/2022 | Frame Fr2: layout added (provisional scheme) [Kye L Leaver visit 24 Apr 2022] |
20/02/2022 | 1-2: bell names added [Kye Leaver (visited 19/2/22)] |
02/04/2020 | 1,2: frameid amended; fr2: maker confirmed [Ollie Watson via e-mail] |
30/03/2020 | 1-8: turning added [Ollie Watson via e-mail] |
19/04/2019 | Frame Fr1: truss,layout added; Frame Fr2: truss added [Mike Chester via e-mail] |