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Gatcombe, Isle of Wight, S Olave
Place Gatcombe
S Olave
Unitary authority Isle of Wight
Lieutenancy area Isle of Wight
Country England
Historic county Hampshire
Dove tower ID 20276
Rings 3 (chime), tenor 7½ cwt in A♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SZ492850
Latitude & longitude 50.66344, -1.30468View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode PO30 3HL
Diocese Portsmouth
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 10610
Chime of 3, tenor 7½ cwt in A♭
Bells 3 (chime)Edit details
Tenor 7½ cwt (~840 lb or ~380 kg) in A♭ (835.0 Hz)
Additional information Ellacombe apparatus
Tuning: not well in tune
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15¾ cwt1074.0D♭30.50″c1499†Salisbury foundryYND
26½ cwt1045.5C33.00″1700†Clement II TosierYND
37½ cwt835.0A♭35.25″1605†Robert BeconsallYND
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3Steel8.1.A3
Notes

[1]Source contributor

G P Elphick, Mar 1976

Published: 23/11/2021

Update log
16/02/20251-3: weight added [Kye L Leaver, citing the Christopher Dalton papers via #008235]
06/04/2024Ellacombe added [George Tasker, from personal visit #006784]
30/05/20231-3: canons, turning, hanging type added. [Kye L Leaver, visit 25 Apr 2023 via #004974]
04/05/2023Frame Fr1 added; 1-3: nominal, note added; Tuning added [Kye Leaver from personal visit. Recorded by Kye Leaver and analysed by Nick Bowden]
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