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Bishops Frome, Herefordshire, S Mary V
Place Bishops Frome
S Mary V
Unitary authority Herefordshire
Lieutenancy area Herefordshire
Country England
Historic county Herefordshire
Dove tower ID 16886
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–3–15 in GSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SO663483
Latitude & longitude 52.13206, -2.49342View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode WR6 5AR
Diocese Hereford
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 6095
URLs http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/herfs.htm#BISHOPS_FR
https://hdgb.org/tower/bishops-frome/
Affiliation Hereford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 44 performances here, of which 15 were peals and 6 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 11–3–15 in G
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 11–3–15 (1331 lb or 604 kg) in G (797.0 Hz)
Practices Mon
Projects & overhauls
1875 by John Taylor & Co (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
Tuned 1974
Peals View 15 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–2–271341.0E29.50″1875John Taylor & CoRFC
26–0–221194.0D31.50″1875John Taylor & CoRFC
37–1–101065.0C33.25″1875John Taylor & CoRFC
47–2–51005.0B34.00″1875John Taylor & CoRFC
59–1–21896.0A37.25″1883John Taylor & CoFFC
611–3–15797.0G40.75″1875John Taylor & CoFFC
Source: Bagley(Herefs)/Bull; Sharpe(Herefs); A Higson; C Pickford; JCB(RW1975/581)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus0–1–2212.50″1673John II Martin
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 61875OakJohn Taylor & Co
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 1975
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Update log
13/02/2019Frame Fr1: date,maker confirmed [Chris Pickford via e-mail]
12/02/2019No apostrophe in placename (despite Crockford 18-19) [OS Landranger map (nor in CB Herefs,Sharpe) via JCB]
12/02/2019Sct: wt,date,founder added [Chris Pickford via 00013291]
12/02/2019Frame Fr1 added; 1-6: frameid added [John Baldwin via database]
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