Lewes, East Sussex, S Thomas at Cliffe
Place | Lewes S Thomas at Cliffe |
Lieutenancy area | East Sussex |
Country | England |
Historic county | Sussex |
Dove tower ID | 17429 |
Rings | 4 (chime), tenor 7¼ cwt in BSee below |
Frames | 1See below |
Grid reference | TQ421102 |
Latitude & longitude | 50.87448, 0.01876View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | BN7 2AH |
Diocese | Chichester |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 3557 |
Chime of 4, tenor 7¼ cwt in B
Bells | 4 (chime)Edit details |
Tenor | 7¼ cwt (~810 lb or ~370 kg) in B (980.5 Hz) |
Overhauled | 2000 Formerly hung for full-circle ringing, bells were adapted for swing-chiming with full wheels and fitted with trigger-action clappers |
Peals | No peals listed in the Felstead Database |
Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1322.0 | E | 27.00″ | 1906 | Mears & Stainbank | D | S | ||||
2 | 1250.0 | D♯ | 28.50″ | 1566† | ? William Wynberry | Y | S | ||||
3 | 1096.0 | C♯ | 31.50″ | 1649† | John Lulham | Y | S | ||||
4 | 7¼ cwt | 980.5 | B | 34.50″ | 1619† | Thomas Giles | Y | S |
Details of frame
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,2,3,4 | Timber | 5 | 4.1 |
Update log
24/01/2025 | 2000 overhaul added; Fr1 added; 1-4: hanging added [Tim Jackson, from personal visit (2008). See also Dove 11] |
18/02/2022 | 1-4: nominals, notes added [recorded by Rod Bickerton and analysed by Nick Bowden] |
01/02/2022 | GF added [Tim Jackson] |
16/05/2021 | Visited G P Elphick, 1958 |