Much Birch, Herefordshire, S Mary & S Thomas
Place | Much Birch S Mary & S Thomas |
Unitary authority | Herefordshire |
Lieutenancy area | Herefordshire |
Country | England |
Historic county | Herefordshire |
Dove tower ID | 22228 |
Rings | 1 (full-circle ring), tenor 4¼ cwt in CSee below 1 (other bells), tenor 1 cwt in C♯See below |
Frames | 1See below |
Grid reference | SO504305 |
Latitude & longitude | 51.97095, -2.72300View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | HR2 8HT |
Diocese | Hereford |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | II by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 6159 |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 1, tenor 4¼ cwt in C
Bells | 1 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 4¼ cwt (476 lb or ~220 kg) in C (1063.0 Hz) |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4¼ cwt | 1063.0 | C | 28.25″ | 1837 | Thomas II Mears | Y | N | FC |
Other bells, tenor 1 cwt in C♯
Bells | 1 (other bells)Edit details |
Tenor | 1 cwt (~100 lb or ~100 kg) in C♯ (2223.0 Hz) |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 cwt | 2223.0 | C♯ | 16.50″ | 1837 | Thomas II Mears | Y | N | FC |
Details of frame
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 1837 | Oak | Thomas II Mears | 6.A & 6.K | 2.X2 |
Notes
[1]Source contributor
F Sharpe, Sep 1964
Published: 23/11/2021
Update log
17/08/2023 | Fr1 added (the pit for the larger bell has 6.A trusses, that for the smaller bell has 6.K trusses). Smaller bell moved to Other Bells [Roy Williams, Bells Advisor to the Hereford DAC. See also CB Herefordshire, Sharpe] |
31/07/2023 | 1-2: weight, nominal, canons, turning added [DAC inspection 14/7/23 via Roy Williams #005427] |