Tower details: Fretherne, Gloucestershire, S Mary V

Place	Fretherne S Mary V
Lieutenancy area	Gloucestershire
Country	England
Historic county	Gloucestershire
Dove tower ID	20217
Rings	1 (full-circle ring), tenor 9 cwt in ASee below 1 (other bells)See below
Frames	2See below
Grid reference	SO733091
Latitude & longitude	51.78044, -2.38738View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode	GL2 7JF
Diocese	Gloucester
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	II* by Historic England
Church heritage record	5634
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Bells	1 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	9 cwt (~1000 lb or ~500 kg) in A (864.0 Hz)
Also	Ground floor ringing chamber

	Bell	Weight	Frequency	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	9 cwt	864.0	A	38.00″	1847	Charles & George Mears	R	Y	FC

Bells

1 (other bells)Edit details

	Bell	Weight	Frequency	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	Service				18.00″	c1699		Y	N	S

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	9	Service		Stone		9.A	1
	1 [2]	1		Oak		6	1

[1]Source contributor

Approx. tenor weight provided by J P Adams lists

Published: 23/11/2021

[2]Frame Fr1 Truss

Frame Fr1 truss is a mixture of Truss Types 6.D and 6.E, i.e. one brace slopes inwards and the other outwards.

Published: 03/08/2024

21/10/2022	1: nominal, note added [Recorded by Dave Matthews, analysed by Nick Bowden]
14/10/2022	GF added; Frames Fr1, Fr9 added; 1, Service: canons, turning added; Service: hanging type added [Dave Matthews from personal visit. Additional information taken from CB Glos, Bliss and Sharpe]