Wheldrake, North Yorkshire, S Helen
| Place | Wheldrake S Helen |
| Unitary authority | City of York |
| Lieutenancy area | North Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic subdivision | East Riding |
| Historic county | Yorkshire |
| Dove tower ID | 17310 |
| Rings | 6 (chime), tenor 7 cwt in BSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SE682449 |
| Latitude & longitude | 53.89655, -0.96245View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | YO19 6AA |
| Diocese | York |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 14806 |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Chime of 6, tenor 7 cwt in B
| Bells | 6 (chime)Edit details |
| Tenor | 7 cwt (~800 lb or ~400 kg) in B (976.0 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 2021 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul) Overhaul the ellacombe chime, new hammers & pulleys. 5th rehung and tenor hung "dead". The hanging of the 4th was corrected. |
| Peals | No peals listed in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Additional information | Ellacombe apparatus |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–2–16 | 1638.0 | G♯ | 20.00″ | 1920 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 2 | 2–0–13 | 1457.0 | F♯ | 22.00″ | 1920 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 3 | 2–3–3 | 1300.0 | E | 24.50″ | 1920 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 4 | 3–1–26 | 1224.0 | D♯ | 25.50″ | 1988 | John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd | F | N | S | ||
| 5 | 4¾ cwt | 1114.0 | C♯ | 29.50″ | 1676 | Samuel I Smith | Y | 4 | D | ||
| 6 | 7 cwt | 976.0 | B | 33.00″ | 1677 | Samuel I Smith | Y | 4 | D |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1, 2, 3 | 1920 | Timber | John Taylor & Co | 1.A | |||
| 1 | 4, 5, 6 | 1778 | Oak | Thomas Brown | 6.B | 3.1 |
Update log
| 04/10/2025 | Postcode added [ONS data sourced via Doogal website] |
| 06/08/2024 | Frame Fr2: truss amended; GF flag added [Tim Jackson, personal visit via REMRKS479] |
| 20/07/2024 | 1-3,5,6: nominal amended; 4: nominal added [Taylor archives by Chris Pickford via REMRKS480] |
| 31/12/2023 | Frame Fr1: year, material, truss, layout added; frame Fr2: year, material, maker, truss added [Church Bells of York, East Riding. Details confirmed by George Dawson via Frame Backlog] |
| 20/12/2021 | Project completed to overhaul the ellacombe chime, new hammers & pulleys. 5th rehung and tenor hung "dead". The hanging of the 4th was corrected. [John Arthur] |
| 18/12/2021 | Disused bell (formerly 4/6) disposed of to Thicket priory under Faculty in 2008 [John Arthur] |
| 18/12/2021 | 5-6: canons added; 1-6: turning, hanging type, frame number added. [John Arthur (recent visit)] |
| 31/05/2021 | Visited G A Dawson Jun 1968, J Arthur Dec 1993, Sept 2017 |