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Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire, S Mary
PlaceHawkesbury
S Mary
Unitary authoritySouth Gloucestershire
Lieutenancy areaGloucestershire
CountryEngland
Historic countyGloucestershire
Dove tower ID17512
Rings8 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–3–23 in GSee below
1 (other bells)See below
Frames2See below
Grid referenceST768869
Latitude & longitude51.58077, -2.33620View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeGL9 1BN
DioceseGloucester
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record5600
AffiliationGloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 41 performances here, of which 21 were peals and 14 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet
The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here.
Ring of 8, tenor 11–3–23 in G
Bells8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor11–3–23 (1339 lb or 607 kg) in G (775.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
2021 by Matthew Higby & Co (ring created)
New ring of 8 (tenor 12 cwt).
List all
PealsView 21 peals in the Felstead Database
AlsoSimulator
Additional informationCast in Italy
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–211558.0G24.21″2020Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & CoFNFC
23–2–41459.4F♯24.96″2020Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & CoFNFC
33–3–21301.3E26.38″2020Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & CoFNFC
44–0–261160.6D27.87″2020Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & CoFNFC
55–1–181035.7C30.47″2020Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & CoFNFC
66–1–19971.9B32.40″2020Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & CoFNFC
78–2–5867.9A35.87″2020Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & CoFNFC
811–3–23775.0G40.24″2020Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & CoFNFC
Other bells
Bells1 (other bells)Edit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Service9½ cwt806.0G36.75″c1399Bristol foundryY4S
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9Servicec1399Oak3.K5.3
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 82021SteelMatthew Higby & Co8.1.B.a8.3
Update log
11/08/2025Toilet deleted (the arrangement to use one nearby has ended) [Colin Turner #009034]
04/12/2023Service: frame number added [Jack Hunt citing youtube video "ringing the single bell at Hawkesbury" #005999]
03/12/2023Toilet added [Ruth Curtis via #005837]
26/11/2023Fr9: truss amended [Matthew Higby via email]
24/11/2023Fr1: year, material, maker, truss, layout added; Fr9: frame added [Matthew Higby via Frame Backlog]
02/10/20211-8: bell names added [Dedication service 10/Sep/2021; names listed in service booklet via Tim Jackson]
17/09/2021Simulator (Matthew Higby & Co dumb-bell) added [Tim Jackson (visit 10/Sep/21)]
09/07/2021Details of service bell added [M R T Higby]
09/07/2021New ring of bells, cast by Allanconi in Italy, under the direction of Matthew Higby, who hung them.
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