Quainton, Buckinghamshire, Holy Cross & S Mary
| Place | Quainton Holy Cross & S Mary |
| Unitary authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Buckinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Buckinghamshire |
| Dove tower ID | 17009 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 17–1–26 in E♭See below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SP749201 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.87495, -0.91221View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | HP22 4AP |
| Diocese | Oxford |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 9928 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | https://cbucks.odg.org.uk/wordpress/towers/8-bells/quainton/ |
| Affiliation | Oxford Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 35 performances here, of which 18 were peals and none were in the last two years |
Ring of 8, tenor 17–1–26 in E♭
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 17–1–26 (1958 lb or 888 kg) in E♭ (628.0 Hz) |
| Peals | View 40 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–2–10 | 1256.5 | E♭ | 27.50″ | 1985 | John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–3–16 | 1185.0 | D | 28.38″ | 1985 | John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–2–6 | 1056.0 | C | 30.50″ | 1983 | John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 6–3–22 | 942.0 | B♭ | 32.75″ | 1957 | John Taylor & Co | F | 4 | FC | ||
| 5 | 8–2–22 | 840.0 | A♭ | 36.50″ | 1621† | Henry I Knight | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 6 | 11–0–12 | 791.5 | G | 40.00″ | 1621† | Henry I Knight | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 7 | 14–2–4 | 703.8 | F | 42.88″ | 1983 | John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 17–1–26 | 628.0 | E♭ | 47.88″ | 1745 | Thomas Lester | R | 8 | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctus [1] | 16.00″ | c1580† | Thomas I Eldridge |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,2,4,5,7 |
Notes
[1]Date of bell
The date of the bell was amended from c.1680 to c.1580. This is driven by the following reference.
Bucks B&B states: The X
and therefore attributes the bell to Thomas Eldridge of Wokingham cast c1580. though this is extremely conjectural. appears to be intended as an initial cross but has slipped, the lower case black-letter
. Cocks records it as an ’et’ is upside down, the ’e
is formed in such a way that it could be read as an ’r
Published: 13/08/2023
Update log
| 13/08/2023 | Sanctus cast year amended from c.1680 to c.1580. See public note for explanation. [Bucks B&B, Smith via Kye Leaver #005058] |
| 08/02/2022 | 3,6,8: diameters amended [Information provided by Chris Pickford from the Taylors archive (NB Reverting to foundry values)] |
| 08/01/2022 | 3,6,8: diameter amended; 1-8: turning, frame number added [Smith BB&B via James Hedgcock] |