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Freshwater, Isle of Wight, All Saints
Place Freshwater
All Saints
Unitary authority Isle of Wight
Lieutenancy area Isle of Wight
Country England
Historic county Hampshire
Dove tower ID 16685
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 16–2–7 in FSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SZ346873
Latitude & longitude 50.68439, -1.51038View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode PO40 9BP
Diocese Portsmouth
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 10608
URLs http://www.noyes.org.uk/iw/towers/freshwater.htm
https://www.wpbells.org/towers/freshwater/
Affiliation Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 50 performances here, of which 10 were peals and 13 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 16–2–7 in F
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 16–2–7 (1855 lb or 841 kg) in F (703.5 Hz)
Practices Wed 18:00
Overhauled
1953 by Gillett & Johnston
The bells in this tower were overhauled and rehung with Ball Bearings
Peals View 23 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–0–121177.0D29.50″1895John Taylor & CoFNFC
26–0–181054.0C31.75″1895John Taylor & CoFNFC
37–0–26936.5B♭34.00″1895John Taylor & CoFNFC
48–1–14882.0A36.13″1895John Taylor & CoFNFC
59–2–25790.0G39.50″1785Charles & John RudhallR4FC
616–2–7703.5F45.13″1895John Taylor & CoFNFC
Source: Mike Chester(S Noyes website); W&P survey; A Bull
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
21,2,3,41895Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C.e4.3
15,61895SteelJohn Taylor & Co8.1.A.a2.X1
Contributed by: John Baldwin; Andrew Bull
Update log
07/07/20241-6: nominal added [Taylor records, 1895 via Chris Pickford #007164]
03/07/2024Overhaul added [Colin Turner citing Gillett & Johnston board in the ringing chamber]
05/08/2023Frame Fr1: material amended; frames Fr1, Fr2: layout added [Stephen Noyes, from personal visit]
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