Stoke Orchard, Gloucestershire, Bellflowering
| Place | Stoke Orchard Bellflowering Shown in county lists as Stoke Orchard, Bellflowering |
| Lieutenancy area | Gloucestershire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Gloucestershire |
| Dove tower ID | 25254 |
| Rings | 6 (lightweight ring), tenor 10 lb 6 oz in GSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Ownership | Private ownership |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 59 performances here, of which none were peals and 6 were in the last two years |
Lightweight ring of 6, tenor 10 lb 6 oz in G
| Bells | 6 (lightweight ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 10 lb 6 oz (4.71 kg) in G (775.0 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 2005 by Bowditch & Higby (ring created) List allRing installed |
| Peals | No peals listed in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Additional information | Key pitched by hum rather than nominal |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 lb 12 oz | 1310.0 | E | 5.88″ | (2005) | Bowditch & Higby | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 6 lb 8 oz | 1172.0 | D | 6.00″ | (2005) | Bowditch & Higby | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 7 lb 9 oz | 1042.0 | C | 6.63″ | (2005) | Bowditch & Higby | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 7 lb 14 oz | 979.0 | B | 6.50″ | (2005) | Bowditch & Higby | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 7 lb 6 oz | 876.0 | A | 6.69″ | (2005) | Bowditch & Higby | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 10 lb 6 oz | 775.0 | G | 7.50″ | (2005) | Bowditch & Higby | F | N | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [1] | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | 2005 | Steel | Matthew Higby & Co | 8.1.B | 6.X |
Notes
[1]Frame Fr1 layout
Frame Fr1 Layout is Layout 6.16 but with Pits A and B across the end of Pits D and E rather than Pits C and D.
Published: 08/07/2025; updated: 13/07/2025
Update log
| 08/07/2025 | Frame Fr1 added [The Owner] |
| 30/12/2024 | 1-6: date amended [The Owner following discussion with Matthew Higby via REMRKS503] |
| 23/12/2024 | 1-6: diameter, canon, turning added; 1-5: weight, nominal, diameter added [The Owner; extra info provided by Matthew Higby via #007913] |