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Holton, Somerset, S Nicholas
Place Holton
S Nicholas
Unitary authority Somerset
Lieutenancy area Somerset
Country England
Historic county Somerset
Dove tower ID 17551
Rings 3 (chime), tenor 6½ cwt in A♯See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference ST685268
Latitude & longitude 51.04013, -2.45026View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode BA9 8AX
Diocese Bath and Wells
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 189
Chime of 3, tenor 6½ cwt in A♯
Bells 3 (chime)Edit details
Tenor 6½ cwt (~730 lb or ~330 kg) in A♯ (908.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1956 by Gillett & Johnston (major overhaul)
Bells 1 & 3 retuned and all rehung for swing chiming
List all
Tuned 1956
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Ropes fall in a straight line
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14 cwt1136.5C𝄪27.50″c1400†Salisbury foundryY4S
25 cwt1019.0B♯30.00″c1400†Salisbury foundryY4S
36½ cwt908.0A♯32.50″c1400†Salisbury foundryY4S
Source: GWM Som p400
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3c1799Oak6.A3.1
Update log
16/02/2025Postcode added [ONS data sourced via Doogal website]
24/11/2023Fr1: truss added [Tim Jackson, personal visit (21/01/2022) via Frame Backlog]
08/02/2022GF, ropes added; 2: weight amended; 1-3: nominals, notes added [Tim Jackson and recorded by Matthew Higby, analysed by Nick Bowden]
15/05/20212: weight given from G&J records. (This was not retuned in 1956 when the others were.) [Gillett & Johnston records]
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