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Swyre, Dorset, Holy Trinity
PlaceSwyre
Holy Trinity
Unitary authorityDorset
Lieutenancy areaDorset
CountryEngland
Historic countyDorset
Dove tower ID23957
Rings2 (chime), tenor 6½ cwt in BSee below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceSY528882
Latitude & longitude50.69187, -2.66947View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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PostcodeDT2 9BZ
DioceseSalisbury
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record12120
Chime of 2, tenor 6½ cwt in B
Bells2 (chime)Edit details
Tenor6½ cwt (~730 lb or ~330 kg) in B
Projects & overhauls
1912 by Mears & Stainbank (major overhaul)
Rehung on new ringing headstocks in the existing frame, but not fitted with clappers, wheels, or levers.
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Additional informationEllacombe apparatus
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15½ cwtC30.63″c1599†Salisbury foundryYS
26½ cwtB33.00″c1499†Salisbury foundryYS
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2c1799Timber5.L3.1
Notes

[1]Source contributor

C J N Dalton, Mar 1992

Published: 23/11/2021

Update log
30/08/20231912 rehanging noted [B&B Dorset, C J N Dalton]
11/08/20231,2: hanging added; frame Fr1 added; Ellacombe noted. [B&B Dorset, Dalton via Lewis Benfield]
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