Harry Sear's band Astwood's bell frame Bletchley's bells in the churchyard Old Bradwell band Calverton's old church Thornborough re-hang Olney's bells Astwood church in the snow Downs Barn installation Newport sub-web
North Bucks Branch Archive Project

Main Branch site:

Branch site

The Branch web site contains up to date information about ringing in North Bucks. Much of the information formerly in this site can now be found there.


Latest on this site:

Corrections to analysis of bell harmonics at Wavendon and Great Linford - June 2022


TowerDedicationBellsmp3
Drayton ParslowThe Holy Trinity6

Peals10
Quarters26
Members0

Fastest peal

TimeDate
2h, 27mFebruary 4, 1966
2h, 27mAugust 5, 1939

Longest peal(s)

 One of the Branch's lighter coloured churches, making use of more chalk like local stone.
Photo DescriptionOne of the Branch's lighter coloured churches, making use of more chalk like local stone.
Approx Date1999
  
12

Branch events here:

Peals

Who has circled the tower to peals:

No-one has circled this tower

Who has rung the most peals here:

RingerPealsMost Recent
Edgar T Skipsey2April 28, 2006
William Henley2September 24, 1938
William Welling2September 24, 1938
Herbert H Alexander2September 24, 1938
Harry Wingrove2September 24, 1938
George Martin2September 24, 1938
Alan J Frost2April 9, 2005
J Dodds1August 5, 1939
Ian R Fielding1September 23, 1990
Henry B Witney1February 4, 1966
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Bell Frame

Bell Frame not yet surveyed

Classification from "Bellframes - A Practical Guide to Inspection and Recording - C J Pickford 1993"

The bells now

Tuning

The figures and diagram below show the difference, in cents, between each bell and what it should be to be in tune with the tenor.
A positive figure shows that the bell is sharp, a negative figure shows that it is flat. There are 100 cents between notes on the scale.

History of bells in this tower:

From 1842From 1935
 1 of 6 John Taylor & Co
 2 of 6 John Taylor & Co
 3 of 6 John Taylor & Co
1 of 3 John Taylor4 of 6 John Taylor
2 of 3 John Taylor5 of 6 John Taylor
3 of 3 Bartholomew Atton6 of 6 Bartholomew Atton