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List of towers

Listing 28 collections of bells (including miscellaneous bells) which have 8 bells, and include one or more bells which were cast by Thomas I 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 nominal | Summary by region or founder | List included bells | Download results as POIs for SatNav

#Dove’s Guide EntryGrid Ref
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1Basildon, Essex, S Martin of Tours, Basildon Bell Tower.
8 (full-circle ring), 11–2–24 (595 kg) in G. Detached tower. Wed.
TQ702886Map
2Battle, East Sussex, S Mary.
8 (full-circle ring), 21–3–8 (1109 kg) in E♭. One bell (or more) from ring unringable. Tue.
TQ750157Map
3Berrington, Shropshire, All Saints (GF, T).
8 (full-circle ring), 13–1–11 (678 kg) in G. Church closed 1 June 2023.
SJ530068Map
4Borden, Kent, S Peter & S Paul.
8 (full-circle ring), 22 cwt (~1120 kg) in E♭. Ellacombe apparatus. Wed.
TQ882629Map
5Carshalton, Greater London, All Saints.
8 (full-circle ring), 11–0–6 (562 kg) in F♯. Mon 20:00.
TQ279644Map
6Cranbrook, Kent, S Dunstan.
8 (full-circle ring), 21–2–15 (1099 kg) in E♭. Tue.
TQ776361Map
7Debenham, Suffolk, S Mary Magd (GF, T).
8 (full-circle ring), 21–0–20 (1076 kg) in E♭. Tue.
TM174632Map
8Deddington, Oxfordshire, S Peter & S Paul.
8 (full-circle ring), 15–3–3 (801 kg) in F. Mon.
SP467317Map
9Ealing, Greater London, S Mary.
8 U/R (full-circle ring), 17–1–0 (876 kg) in E. Unringable.
TQ176797Map
10East Dereham, Norfolk, S Nicholas (S).
8 (full-circle ring), 22–3–21 (1165 kg) in E♭. Detached tower.
TF987132Map
11Finchley, Greater London, S Mary.
8 (full-circle ring), 8–0–25 (418 kg) in A♭.
TQ249905Map
12Great Waltham, Essex, S Mary & S Lawrence (T).
8 (full-circle ring), 22–2–18 (1151 kg) in E♭. Ellacombe apparatus; chiming barrel (disused).
TL695134Map
13Harlington, Greater London, S Peter & S Paul.
8 (full-circle ring), 7–2–7 (384 kg) in B♭. Thu (not always: check) 20:00.
TQ087782Map
14Islington, Greater London, S Mary V (T).
8 (full-circle ring), 16–1–21 (835 kg) in E. Thu.
TQ317838Map
15Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, S Wilfrid (T).
8 (full-circle ring), 8–3–3 (446 kg) in A.
SK490558Map
16Leigh on Sea, Essex, S Clement (T).
8 (full-circle ring), 10–1–21 (530 kg) in G. Thu.
TQ841858Map
17Penshurst, Kent, S John Bapt (GF, T).
8 (full-circle ring), 16–0–3 (814 kg) in E♭. Ringing discontinued while restoration work under way.
TQ527438Map
18Reading, Berkshire, S Giles.
8 (full-circle ring), 14–2–7 (740 kg) in F. Wed.
SU716729Map
19Rochester, Kent, S Margaret (GF, T).
8 (full-circle ring), 9–2–8 (486 kg) in G♭. Fri.
TQ740680Map
20Romsey, Hampshire, Abbey Ch of S Mary & S Ethelflaeda.
8 (full-circle ring), 22–1–23 (1141 kg) in D♭. Ellacombe apparatus. Wed.
SU351212Map
21Stamford, Lincolnshire, S Mary.
8 U/R (full-circle ring), 15 cwt (~760 kg) in E. Unringable; anticlockwise.
TF030070Map
22Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, Holy Trinity (T).
8 (full-circle ring), 23–1–18 (1189 kg) in E♭. Wed 20:00.
SP121962Map
23Toddington, Bedfordshire, S George of England.
8 (full-circle ring), 21½ cwt (~1090 kg) in D.
TL010289Map
24Wakefield, West Yorkshire, S John Bapt.
8 (chime), 22–3–24 (1167 kg) in E♭. Ellacombe apparatus.
SE327214Map
25Wellington, Shropshire, All Saints (T).
8 (full-circle ring), 16–1–2 (826 kg) in E. Mon 19:00.
SJ651117Map
26Westbourne, West Sussex, S John Bapt (S).
8 (full-circle ring), 10–1–12 (526 kg) in G. Ellacombe apparatus. Mon.
SU755073Map
27Wethersfield, Essex, S Mary Magd (GF, S, T).
8 (full-circle ring), 11–1–22 (582 kg) in F. Mon.
TL712312Map
28Worlingworth, Suffolk, S Mary (GF, T).
8 (full-circle ring), 12–0–9 (614 kg) in F♯. One bell (or more) cracked or broken.
TM233686Map
Showing all 28 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 nominal | Summary by region or founder | List included bells | Download results as POIs for SatNav
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