Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire, S John Bapt
| Place | Parson Drove S John Bapt |
| Lieutenancy area | Cambridgeshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Cambridgeshire |
| Dove tower ID | 17018 |
| Rings | 5 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 10½ cwt in ASee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | TF390090 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.66163, 0.05404View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | PE13 4LG |
| Ownership | Churches Conservation Trust |
| Diocese | Ely |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 18562 |
| URL | http://wisbech.elyda.org.uk/towers/parson-drove-details |
| Affiliation | Ely Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed no performances here |
Ring of 5, tenor 10½ cwt in A
| Bells | 5 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 10½ cwt (~1180 lb or ~530 kg) in A (860.5 Hz) |
| Peals | No peals listed in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Additional information | Unringable |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4¾ cwt | 1292.6 | E | 28.43″ | c1787 | Thomas Osborn | Y | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 5 cwt | 1182.3 | D | 29.37″ | 1787 | Thomas Osborn | Y | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5½ cwt | 1108.9 | C♯ | 30.71″ | 1787 | Thomas Osborn | Y | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 7¼ cwt | 973.3 | B | 34.06″ | 1787 | Thomas Osborn | Y | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 10½ cwt | 860.5 | A | 38.50″ | 1787 | Thomas Osborn | Y | N | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [1] | 1,2,3,4,5 | c1499 | Oak | 5.M | 3.1 |
Notes
[1]Frame Fr1 layout
Frame Fr1 is a three-bell frame adapted to take five bells; bells are laid out within the frame as per Layout 5.4 (Reversed).
Published: 15/12/2024
Update log
| 07/03/2024 | CofE Diocese added [CHR] |
| 21/10/2023 | Frame Fr1: truss, layout amended [Bill Hibbert, from personal visit] |
| 17/07/2023 | 1-5: weight amended [An advert from William Dobson in the Stamford Mercury of 31 July 1807, copied in an RW article in issue 4699, 18 May 2001 page 525, gives the weight of the Parson Drove tenor as 10cwt approx, not 12. The revised weights are estimated, using the nominal and diameter of each bell, based on figures for 462 Osborn and Dobson bells via Bill Hibbert#005355] |
| 05/07/2023 | 1-5: nominal amended; 1-4: diameter added; 1-5: canons, turning added [Bells recorded 30/6/2023 via Bill Hibbert #005285] |
| 31/12/2022 | Frame Fr1 modification noted [Robert Walker "Cambridge Bell Frames"] |
| 21/06/2020 | Tenor note amended [Chris Pickford (pNBR #13854) via pNBR] |
| 21/06/2020 | 1-5: nominal added,note amended; 5: diam added [Chris Pickford via 00013854] |
| 18/06/2020 | 1-5: frameid added; fr1: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |