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Selborne, Hampshire, S Mary
Place Selborne
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Hampshire
Country England
Historic county Hampshire
Dove tower ID 16706
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–3–8 in ASee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SU741337
Latitude & longitude 51.09849, -0.94306View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode GU34 3JQ
Diocese Winchester
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 14072
Also Toilet
URL https://www.wpbells.org/towers/selborne/
Affiliation Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 160 performances here, of which 32 were peals and 20 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 8–3–8 in A
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–3–8 (988 lb or 448 kg) in A (882.0 Hz)
Practices Wed
Overhauled
2007 by Matthew Higby & Co
The tenor was tuned and the frame was extended. Two newly cast bells were added to augment the ring to eight bells
1979 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Of the former ring of five, the treble and tenor were recast, the remainder tuned, and a newly cast bell added to augment the ring to six bells. The bells were hung with new fittings in a new frame.
Tuned 1979
Peals View 32 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–111764.0A23.50″2006Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
23–1–51664.0G♯24.25″2006Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
33–2–161484.0F♯25.00″1979Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
44–1–11323.0E27.00″1979Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
53–3–141177.0D27.63″1904Mears & StainbankRFC
65–1–91112.0C♯30.50″1783Thomas JanawayRFC
76–3–20990.0B33.13″1735†Samuel KnightRFC
88–3–8882.0A35.95″1979Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
Source: M Higby(twr info;insp notes); D Sloman(CBC)
Contributed by: Matthew Higby
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,4,5,6,7,81979Cast ironWhitechapel Bell Foundry8.3
– 1.12,32006Cast ironMatthew Higby & Co
Contributed by: Matthew Higby
Update log
22/12/2023PN amended [Francesco Greenslade, attends practices]
21/10/2023Overhauls added [Tim Jackson, from personal visit. Information taken from WBF board and from Matthew Higby & Co board in the tower]
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