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Heythrop, Oxfordshire, S Nicholas
Place Heythrop
S Nicholas
Lieutenancy area Oxfordshire
Country England
Historic county Oxfordshire
Dove tower ID 17397
Rings 3 (chime), tenor 3 cwt in F♯See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SP351277
Latitude & longitude 51.94696, -1.49019View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode OX7 5TN
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Church heritage record 9339
Chime of 3, tenor 3 cwt in F♯
Bells 3 (chime)Edit details
Tenor 3 cwt (~300 lb or ~200 kg) in F♯ (1510.5 Hz)
Additional information Bells 1 & 2 hung for ringing, tenor hung for swing chiming
Tuning: 1-3 of 4
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
12½ cwt1592.5G22.50″1880†Thomas C LewisDNFC
23 cwt1510.5F♯23.75″1880†Thomas C LewisDNFC
34 cwt1332.5E26.00″1880†Thomas C LewisDNS
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1] [2]1,2,3c1880Oak~ 6.A & 6.A8.3
Notes

[1]Frame Fr1 layout

The three bells hang in pits D,E,F of Layout 8.3.

Published: 25/02/2024; updated: 07/02/2025

[2]Frame Fr1 trusses

The frame Fr1 frame sides that span the full width of the frame each have a single truss of Type 6.A.

Published: 07/02/2025; updated: 07/02/2025

Update log
15/02/2025Postcode added [ONS data sourced via Doogal website]
17/04/20241-3: weight, turning added; 3: nominal amended; 1-2: nominal added; 1-3: canons amended [Nick Bowden (visited 15/04/2024). His own recordings supersede previously submitted info. #006831]
25/02/2024Frame Fr1 added [Nick Bowden, from personal visit. Additional information taken from the Ranald Clouston papers]
15/05/2023Formerly a ring of 3, now described as a chime as the tenor is hung for swing chiming although in due course will also be described as a ring of 2.
11/04/20233: hanging type added [Dove Delisted Threes list. Additional information provided by Nick Bowden from personal visit (2004)]
08/12/2022Ecclesiastical region added [Crockford via Tim Jackson]
25/03/20221-3: canons added [David Matthews]
31/01/2022Unringable, dedication (Crockford) added [David Matthews]
12/05/2021Visited F Sharpe, Nov 1934
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