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Leighterton, Gloucestershire, S Andrew
Place Leighterton
S Andrew
Lieutenancy area Gloucestershire
Country England
Historic county Gloucestershire
Dove tower ID 21560
Rings 8 (tubular chime), tenor in C♯See below
1 (chime), tenor 5 cwt in CSee below
1 (other bells)See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference ST823910
Latitude & longitude 51.61820, -2.25602View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode GL8 8UY
Diocese Gloucester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 5813
Tubular chime, tenor in C♯
Bells 8 (tubular chime)Edit details
Tenor note in C♯ (552.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
2023 by Local labour/guild/assn
All the hammers were restored, cleaned up, painted, new springs and wires fitted by a local engineer. Then 8 new ropes supplied for the ellacombe apparatus
1888 by Harrington, Latham & Co (ring created)
Ring installed
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Additional information Ellacombe apparatus
BellWeightNominalNoteLengthDiameterDatedFounder
11089.5C♯56.50″3.03″1888Harrington, Latham & Co
21035.0B♯57.50″3.05″1888Harrington, Latham & Co
3917.0A♯61.50″3.06″1888Harrington, Latham & Co
4817.5G♯67.25″3.23″1888Harrington, Latham & Co
5727.0F♯71.75″3.33″1888Harrington, Latham & Co
6686.5E♯74.25″3.31″1888Harrington, Latham & Co
7606.0D♯79.75″3.27″1888Harrington, Latham & Co
8552.0C♯89.33″3.66″1888Harrington, Latham & Co
Chime of 1, tenor 5 cwt in C
Bells 1 (chime)Edit details
Tenor 5 cwt (~600 lb or ~300 kg) in C (1038.5 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
2023 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Single bell, formerly hung for full circle ringing, rehung dead on a new hardwood headstock with trigger action clapper for chiming
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Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Service5 cwt1038.5C29.75″c1599†Bristol foundryYND
Other bells
Bells 1 (other bells)Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Hour2 cwt1916.0B♭20.00″1881John Taylor & CoYNS
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9Hour
1ServiceTimber1
Notes

[1]Source contributor

Approx. tenor weight provided by J P Adams lists

Published: 23/11/2021

Update log
05/02/2024Tubular bells: overhaul added; 1-8: nominal added, note amended; 1-7: length, diameter added; 8: length, diameter amended; Service: role amended; Hour; role amended, founder added [James Joynson via Kye Leaver #006435]
10/11/2023Project completed [David Potter #005875]
02/09/2023New project: Single bell to be hung on a new hardwood headstock with trigger action clapper for chiming [David Potter, JT&Co via #005578]
27/10/20221: nominal, note, turning added; Service; weight, nominal, note added [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwaAcL8X318 via Nick Bowden]
26/03/20221: canons added; Service: canons, turning added [David Matthews]
01/02/2022GF, unringable added [David Matthews]
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