Tower details

Place	Shobdon S John Ev
Unitary authority	Herefordshire
Lieutenancy area	Herefordshire
Country	England
Historic county	Herefordshire
Dove tower ID	23348
Rings	1 (full-circle ring), tenor 8 cwt in ASee below 1 (other bells)See below
Frames	2See below
Grid reference	SO401628
Latitude & longitude	52.26051, -2.87884View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode	HR6 9LZ
Diocese	Hereford
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	I by Historic England
Church heritage record	6194
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard

Bells	1 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	8 cwt (~900 lb or ~400 kg) in A (892.5 Hz)

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	8 cwt	892.5	A	35.31″	1674	Henry Clibury	Y	N	FC

Bells

1 (other bells)Edit details

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	Sanctus [2]		2519.5	E♭	13.25″	c1399†	Unidentified (blank)	Y

F Sharpe, Sep 1964

Published: 23/11/2021

Sanctus: 6 canons

Published: 23/11/2021; updated: 29/11/2024

Frame Fr1 has pits for four bells of which the largest is occupied by the bell. There are empty bearing sockets in all the other pits. [C J Pickford]

Published: 31/07/2023; updated: 29/11/2024

The sanctus bell is hung between two beams between the main frame and the east wall.

Published: 29/11/2024; updated: 29/11/2024

06/08/2023	Frame Fr1A added [Chris Pickford, from personal visit]
31/07/2023	1: weight, canons, turning added; diameter amended; frame Fr 1 added. [C J Pickford visit 21 Jul 2023]
31/07/2023	Sanctus: nominal added [From recording supplied by Chris Pickford 21/7/2023 via Bill Hibbert #005425]