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Babcary, Somerset, Holy Cross
Place Babcary
Holy Cross
Unitary authority Somerset
Lieutenancy area Somerset
Country England
Historic county Somerset
Dove tower ID 17132
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 12 cwt in GSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference ST561287
Latitude & longitude 51.05665, -2.62725View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode TA11 7DT
Diocese Bath and Wells
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 179
Also Toilet
URL https://bath-wells.org/tower/babcary-holy-cross/
Affiliation Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 32 performances here, of which 4 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 12 cwt in G
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 12 cwt (~1340 lb or ~610 kg) in G (769.5 Hz)
Practices Tue (not always: check) 19:00
Peals View 13 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14¾ cwt1294.5E26.75″1921John Warner & SonsFC
25¼ cwt1160.0D28.75″1911John Warner & SonsFC
35 cwt1035.0C29.75″1610†Robert WisemanRFC
47 cwt982.5B33.00″1753Thomas I BilbieFC
510 cwt875.0A37.50″1809Thomas Mears & SonFC
612 cwt769.5G42.00″1911John Warner & SonsFC
Source: CBC; Warners list; CD Dorset p908; P Denton; GWM(Som)
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61911Cast ironJohn Warner & Sons6
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