Tower details

Place	Shanklin S Blasius
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight
Lieutenancy area	Isle of Wight
Country	England
Historic county	Hampshire
Dove tower ID	23285
Rings	1 (chime)See below 3 (other bells)See below
Frames	3See below
Grid reference	SZ578805
Latitude & longitude	50.62184, -1.18361View on OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode	PO37 6QY
Diocese	Portsmouth
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	II* by Historic England
Church heritage record	10587

Bells

1 (chime)Edit details

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	Sanctus					1622†	E D

Bells

3 (other bells)Edit details

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	Other 1	1–0–0	2475.0	E♭	16.00″	1956	Mears & Stainbank	F	N	S
	Other 2	0–3–21	1666.0	A♭	17.50″	1893	Gillett & Johnston	D	N	D
	Other 3					1856	John Warner & Sons			U

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	9 [2]	Other 2		Timber		1
	5 [3]	Other 1		Stone		9.A	1
	1			Timber		1.A	1

[1]Source contributor

Colchester

Published: 23/11/2021

[2]Location of the frame & bell

On the lych gate.

Published: 13/08/2023

[3]Location of the frame & bell

On the back of the church.

Published: 13/08/2023; updated: 13/08/2023

23/06/2023	Other 2: weight, diameter, cast year added; Other 2: founder amended; Other 1,Other 2: canons, turning, hanging type added [Detail on page 80 of the first Gillett & Johnston tuning book. via Kye Leaver #005179]
12/05/2023	Other 1: weight, diameter added [Whitechapel records via David Sloman #005018]
04/05/2023	Fr1, Fr5, Fr9 added; Other 1, Other 2, Other 3 added [Kye Leaver from personal visit. Recorded by Kye Leaver and analysed by Nick Bowden]