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List of towers

Listing the 22 collections of bells (including miscellaneous bells) which have at least 3 bells, have a tenor weighing between 2½ cwt and 5 cwt, and include one or more bells which were cast by Charles & George Mears. Click on place name for fuller details.

| Plot all results on a map | Download as CSV (CC BY-SA 4.0) or as a county list (PDF) | Chart by tenor weight or tenor frequency | Summary by number of bells, region or founder | List included bells | Download results as POIs for SatNav

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1Amcotts, Lincolnshire, S Mark (T).
3 U/R (full-circle ring), 4–3–10 (246 kg) in E♭. Unringable.
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2Betteshanger, Kent, S Mary V, Northbourne Park School (GF).
3 U/R (full-circle ring), 4¼ cwt (~220 kg) in D. Unringable; ropes fall in a straight line; no stays or sliders; tuning: (approx) 1,2♭,3 of 3.
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3Bishopton, Durham, S Peter.
3 (chime), 2–3–1 (140 kg).
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4Bradoc, Cornwall, Blessed Virgin Mary (GF, S).
5 (full-circle ring), 4–2–16 (236 kg) in C♯. Tue.
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5Brington, Cambridgeshire, All Saints (GF).
4 (full-circle ring), 4–1–22 (226 kg) in D.
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6Darenth, Kent, S Margaret.
3 (chime), 4–3–24 (252 kg) in C♯.
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7Fenny Bentley, Derbyshire, S Edmund K&M.
3 U/R (full-circle ring), 4 cwt (~200 kg) in E♭. Unringable.
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8Finsthwaite, Cumbria, S Peter.
3 (chime), 4–2–6 (231 kg) in D.
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9Golden Grove, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, S Michael (GF).
3 U/R (full-circle ring), 3–1–19 (174 kg). Unringable; no stays or sliders.
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10Grainsby, Lincolnshire, S Nicholas (GF).
3 U/R (full-circle ring), 4 cwt (~200 kg) in D♭. One bell (or more) cracked or broken. Tenor is cracked; unringable; Tuning: (approx) 2,4,5 of 8.
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11Gunby, Lincolnshire, S Nicholas (GF).
3 U/R (full-circle ring), 2–3–15 (147 kg) in F. Unringable; tower notice(s) / Dove info discrepant.
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12Imber, Wiltshire, S Giles (GF).
6 (full-circle ring), 2–2–18 (135 kg) in E. Ringing by arrangement: access to the village is restricted; see church website for access details; anticlockwise; no mains electricity.
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13Larkfield, Kent, Holy Trinity.
3 (chime), 2–2–2 (128 kg).
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14Milton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire, S Simon & S Jude.
4 (chime), 2–2–13 (133 kg).
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15North Cray, Greater London, S James.
3 (chime), 3–3–4 (192 kg). Ellacombe apparatus.
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16Searby, Lincolnshire, S Nicholas.
5 U/R (full-circle ring), 4½ cwt (~230 kg) in D. Unringable.
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17South Otterington, North Yorkshire, S Andrew.
3 (chime), 3–0–14 (159 kg) in F.
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18Stuston, Suffolk, All Saints.
4 U/R (full-circle ring), 4–3–4 (243 kg) in B. Unringable; Ellacombe apparatus; round tower; Tuning: (approx) 1-4 of 6.
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19Tedstone Delamere, Herefordshire, S James.
5 (chime), 3–1–23 (176 kg).
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20Thirkleby, North Yorkshire, All Saints (GF, T).
6 (full-circle ring), 4–3–16 (249 kg) in C♯. Mon 19:00.
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21Thorpe, Derbyshire, S Leonard (GF, T).
3 (full-circle ring), 4–3–26 (253 kg) in C. Tuning: 1-3 of 5.
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22Tonbridge, Kent, S Stephen.
3 (clock chime), 4–1–8 (220 kg) in F.
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Showing all 22 collections of bells (including miscellaneous bells)
| Plot all results on a map | Download as CSV (CC BY-SA 4.0) or as a county list (PDF) | Chart by tenor weight or tenor frequency | Summary by number of bells, region or founder | List included bells | Download results as POIs for SatNav
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