Tower details: Meonstoke, Hampshire, S Andrew

Place	Meonstoke S Andrew
Lieutenancy area	Hampshire
Country	England
Historic county	Hampshire
Dove tower ID	22056
Rings	2 (chime), tenor in ASee below
Frames	1See below
Grid reference	SU611202
Latitude & longitude	50.97811, -1.13024View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode	SO32 3NE
Diocese	Portsmouth
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	II* by Historic England
Church heritage record	10487

Bells	2 (chime)Edit details
Tenor note	in A
Projects & overhauls	1972 Converted from full-circle ring and decreased in number from 3 bells Bell 2 from the old ring of six (now the lightest of the 3 remaining bells) was removed. Bell 4 (now the middle bell) was hung dead. Bell 5 (now the heaviest) was the only bell left in the frame, still hung for full-circle ringing. 1900 by Thomas Blackbourn Decreased in number from 6 bells Bells 1,3 and 6 of the ring of 6 were sold. List all
Also	Ground floor ringing chamber

	Bell	Weight	Frequency	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1			B	33.00″	1900†	Thomas Blackbourn	D		D
	2			A	36.00″	1773	Pack & Chapman	Y	N	FC

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	1 [3]	1, 2		Timber		6.A	3.X

[1]Source contributor

Colchester

Published: 23/11/2021

[2]Deleted bell

The Catlin 1749 bell was sold to WBF in 1972

Published: 30/06/2022

[3]Frame layout

Frame Fr1 layout is Layout 4.2 minus one pit.

Published: 01/01/2023; updated: 21/07/2024

18/01/2026	Details of reduction and lost ring status noted. [Keltek]
30/06/2022	Note, Fr1 added; 1-2: note,diameter, canons, hanging type added; 2: turning added [Information provided by Chris Pickford from the Christopher Dalton papers and from the Taylors archive]