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Sopworth, Wiltshire, S Mary V
Place Sopworth
S Mary V
Unitary authority Wiltshire
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 23472
Rings 1 (chime), tenor 6½ cwtSee below
1 (other bells)See below
Grid reference ST827862
Latitude & longitude 51.57512, -2.24973View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode SN14 6PS
Diocese Gloucester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 5817
Chime of 1, tenor 6½ cwt
Bells 1 (chime)Edit details
Tenor 6½ cwt (~730 lb or ~330 kg)
Projects & overhauls
2022 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Full-circle bell conserved; full circle ringing fittings removed; bell rehung for stationary chiming; bell frame repaired
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Additional information Ellacombe apparatus
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
16½ cwt33.50″1844Jefferies & PriceD
Other bells
Bells 1 (other bells)Edit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Service0–2–414.00″c1799Rudhall (generic)Y4S
Notes

[1]Source contributor

Approx. tenor weight provided by J P Adams lists

Published: 23/11/2021

Update log
21/06/2023Ring type amended [David Potter]
26/09/2022Project completed; Ellacombe added [David Potter]
06/08/2022Service: weight, diameter, founder, canons, turning, and hanging type added. [John Taylor & Co following rehanging via Andrew Ogden]
11/02/2022Project under way to rehang the full circle bell for stationary chiming [David Potter]
21/12/2021New project added [Taylor's web site via Tim Jackson]
21/12/2021Ringing currently not permitted [Dave Matthews, quoting Roderic Ando, church warden]
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