Tower details

Place	Toller Porcorum S Andrew
Unitary authority	Dorset
Lieutenancy area	Dorset
Country	England
Historic county	Dorset
Dove tower ID	16831
Rings	6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–2–16 in GSee below Other bellsSee below
Frames	2See below
Grid reference	SY562979
Latitude & longitude	50.77989, -2.62252View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode	DT2 0DT
Diocese	Salisbury
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	II* by Historic England
Church heritage record	12057
URL	http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/west-dorset/tower-242
Affiliation	Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 45 performances here, of which 4 were peals and 2 were in the last two years

Bells	6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	8–2–16 (968 lb or 439 kg) in G (770.5 Hz)
Practices	Mon
Overhauled	1937 by Gillett & Johnston Bells 3, 4 & 5 tuned and rehung with all new fittings in a new cast iron frame.
Peals	View 5 peals in the Felstead Database

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	4–1–9	1290.0	E	26.88″	1990	John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd	F		FC
	2	4–2–20	1157.0	D	28.50″	1990	John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd	F		FC
	3	5–1–18	1030.0	C	30.38″	1665	Thomas Purdue	Y		FC
	4	5–2–26	962.0	B	32.00″	1779†	Thomas Pyke	Y		FC
	5	7–0–14	866.0	A	34.88″	1767	Thomas II Bilbie	Y		FC
	6 [1]	8–2–16	770.5	G	38.00″	c1550†	Unidentified (inscribed)	Y		FC

Bells

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	School					1875	(unidentified)

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	9	School
	1	1,2,3,4,5,6	1937	Cast iron	Gillett & Johnston	8.3.A

[1]Tenor retuning

This bell was retuned in 1990

Published: 14/06/2024; updated: 14/06/2024

14/06/2024

6: founder amended; Fr1: material amended; truss added; overhaul added [Jack Pease, citing B&B Dorset, Dalton]