Sandford on Thames, Oxfordshire, S Andrew
| Place | Sandford on Thames S Andrew |
| Lieutenancy area | Oxfordshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Oxfordshire |
| Dove tower ID | 23174 |
| Rings | 3 (chime), tenor 3¼ cwt in E♭See below |
| Grid reference | SP533017 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.71195, -1.22892View on OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | OX4 4XZ |
| Diocese | Oxford |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 9458 |
Chime of 3, tenor 3¼ cwt in E♭
| Bells | 3 (chime)Edit details |
| Tenor | 3¼ cwt (~360 lb or ~170 kg) in E♭ (1248.0 Hz) |
| Overhauled | 1971 by Whites of Appleton Chime of three bells, the old second (cracked, Reading Foundry, c1555,) recast to form a new treble, the other two retuned and all hung for swing-chiming with Iroko stocks, plate gudgeons, ball bearings and steel chiming levers |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–3–23 | 1564.0 | G | 21.88″ | 1971 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | S | ||
| 2 | 2½ cwt | 1406.0 | F | 23.50″ | 1592† | Joseph Carter | S | ||||
| 3 | 3¼ cwt | 1248.0 | E♭ | 25.50″ | 1606† | Joseph Carter | S |
Notes
[1]Source contributor
G P Elphick, May 1980
Published: 23/11/2021
[2]Outstanding questions about the contents of the belfry
There is some confusion over what is up the tower here. Sharpe records 1/3 as Joseph Carter 1592, 2/3 as Reading Foundry & 3/3 as Joseph Carter 1606 but did not visit relying on Tyssen notes, so the founders of the present 2nd & tenor may not be as presented. Whitechapel Records state that the 2nd of 3 was recast as the treble of 3 in 1971, weight 1-3-23, diameter 22". A site visit will be needed to resolve what is there.
Published: 04/02/2023
Update log
| 28/06/2023 | 2: cracked flag removed; 1: date amended [Tim Jackson] |
| 01/06/2023 | 1-3: note added [Tim Jackson] |
| 21/02/2023 | 2-3: weight added; 1-3: nominal added [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records #004599] |
| 17/02/2023 | Overhaul added; 2: cracked; 1: weight, diameter, cast year, founder, hanging type, canons, turning added; 2,3: cast year, founder, hanging type added [Chris Pickford, citing Whites of Appleton job books] |
| 04/02/2023 | Outstanding questions about the contents of the belfry following submissions #004206 |