West Meon, Hampshire, S John Ev
| Place | West Meon S John Ev |
| Lieutenancy area | Hampshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Hampshire |
| Dove tower ID | 17068 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–2–27 in GSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SU639241 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.01297, -1.08959View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | GU32 1LF |
| Diocese | Portsmouth |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 10544 |
| URL | https://www.wpbells.org/towers/west-meon/ |
| Affiliation | Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 87 performances here, of which 15 were peals and none were in the last two years |
Ring of 8, tenor 12–2–27 in G
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 12–2–27 (1427 lb or 647 kg) in G (781.0 Hz) |
| Peals | View 31 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Ringing currently not permitted owing to the poor state of repair of the installation PN shared: Warnford; West Meon |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–1–20 | 1578.0 | G | 27.00″ | 1897 | Mears & Stainbank | Y | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 5–0–5 | 1491.0 | F♯ | 27.75″ | 1897 | Mears & Stainbank | Y | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–0–6 | 1327.5 | E | 28.50″ | 1845 | Charles & George Mears | Y | 4 | FC | ||
| 4 | 6–0–9 | 1187.5 | D | 31.50″ | 1845 | Charles & George Mears | Y | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–3–16 | 1050.5 | C | 33.75″ | 1845 | Charles & George Mears | Y | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 7–2–22 | 987.0 | B | 34.75″ | 1845 | Charles & George Mears | Y | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 9–2–17 | 875.0 | A | 37.75″ | 1845 | Charles & George Mears | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 8 | 12–2–27 | 781.0 | G | 41.75″ | 1845 | Charles & George Mears | R | 8 | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,2,5,6,7,8 | 1845 | Oak | ? C & G Mears | 6.A | 6.1 ➔ 8.3 | ||
| – 1.1 | 3,4 | 1897 | Oak | ? Mears & Stainbank | 6.A | 2.X2 |
Update log
| 08/01/2024 | Ringing currently not permitted; 7,8: turning amended [Edwin Grinshaw, tower captain and John Regin (turnings), citing Nicholson Engineering report dated March 2000.] |
| 13/04/2023 | Frames Fr1, Fr1.1 added; 3-8: diameter added; 3: turning amended [John Regin, from personal visit] |
| 05/04/2022 | 1-8: nominal, canons, turning added; 1-8: note amended [Luca Greenslade (visited 02/04/2022)] |