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Hardham, West Sussex, S Botolph
Place Hardham
S Botolph
Lieutenancy area West Sussex
Country England
Historic county Sussex
Dove tower ID 20627
Rings 2 (chime), tenor in A♯See below
Grid reference TQ038176
Latitude & longitude 50.94860, -0.52275View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode RH20 1LB
Diocese Chichester
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 3417
URL https://www.thebellsofsussex.co.uk/hardham-st-botolph.html
Chime of 2, tenor in A♯
Bells 2 (chime)Edit details
Tenor note in A♯ (1818.0 Hz)
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
12452.5D♯16.00″c1050†D
21818.0A♯17.00″1636Bryan II EldridgeD
Notes

[1]Source contributor

G P Elphick, Aug 1949

Published: 23/11/2021

[2]Note about the nominals recorded 18 May 2022

The identification of which bell is which is provisional. Without ladders it is not possible to know which rope is attached to which bell. The assignment is based on the arrangement of the partials. One bell has very flat hum, prime and tierce, typical of a long-waisted bell (e.g. similar to the sanctus at Leighton Buzzard). The other has hum, prime and tierce typical of an Eldridge bell.

The bells are so small that their pitches come from the hums, not the nominals. The 1050 bell has hum 496.5Hz, note B +9 cents, the Eldridge bell has hum 475Hz, note Bb +33 cents. It would not be correct to give these bells notes based on the nominals.

Published: 02/07/2022

Update log
12/11/2024URL amended [Kye L Leaver]
23/05/2024URL added [Kye L Leaver]
26/07/20221-2: hanging type added [Phone call with Vicar via Kye Leaver]
02/07/20221-2: nominal added. [Bill Hibbert recordings 18 May 2022]
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