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Box, Wiltshire, S Thomas à Becket
Place Box
S Thomas à Becket
Unitary authority Wiltshire
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 18556
Rings 4 (chime), tenor 18–0–20 in E♭See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference ST823684
Latitude & longitude 51.41507, -2.25582View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode SN13 8NW
Diocese Bristol
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 1426
Chime of 4, tenor 18–0–20 in E♭
Bells 4 (chime)Edit details
Tenor 18–0–20 (2036 lb or 924 kg) in E♭ (630.0 Hz)
Additional information Anticlockwise
Ellacombe apparatus
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
18–2–17842.0A♭36.00″1936John Taylor & CoFND
2 [2]10¼ cwt793.5G39.00″c1540†Thomas GefferiesYND
3 [3]14–0–22708.0F43.88″c1480†Richard Thomas(formerly 'RT')YND
418–0–20630.0E♭46.88″1936John Taylor & CoFND
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
12, 3, 4c1499Timber3.J3.1 ➔ 4.3
– 1.11c1617Timber6.A1
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: c 1600
Additional trusses added type 5.C
Notes

[1]Source contributor

D L Cawley, Mar 1991

Published: 23/11/2021

[2]Notes

2 of 4: 6 canons

Published: 23/11/2021; updated: 23/04/2024

[3]Notes

3 of 4: 6 canons

Published: 23/11/2021; updated: 23/04/2024

Update log
11/08/2022Frames Fr1 and Fr1.1 added [Chris Pickford from the Christopher Dalton papers.]
10/03/2022Ropes added [Chris Pickford from the Christopher Dalton papers]
28/02/20221-4: turning added [Information (pictures) provided by Matthew Higby]
29/12/20211-2: weight amended; 1-4: nominal amended; 4: diameter amended [David Kelly visit via Tim Jackson]
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