Great Brickhill | St Mary the Virgin | 8 |
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Fastest peal
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Longest peal(s)
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Photo Description | Peal board in Church |
Approx Date | 1984 |
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Branch events here:
March 5, 2016 | AGM | |
February 16, 2013 | Branch Surprise Practice | |
March 12, 2011 | Guild Spring Meeting | |
November 20, 2010 | Joint Practice | |
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Peals
Who has circled the tower to peals:
No-one has circled this tower |
Who has rung the most peals here:
David Middleton | 3 | September 24, 2022 |
Robert Tregillus | 3 | September 24, 2022 |
Nicholas K Allsopp | 2 | September 24, 2022 |
B Douglas Hird | 2 | March 9, 1991 |
Ian M Robinson | 2 | September 24, 2022 |
Michael Chester | 2 | February 1, 2020 |
Roderick Bickerton | 2 | September 24, 2022 |
Ronald J Snack | 2 | March 9, 1991 |
Julie A Tarling | 1 | March 2, 2019 |
Andrew M Farmer | 1 | July 12, 1992 |
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Bell Frame
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Bellframes Type 8.3.A - h |
As used (with minor differences - some with and some without the lower "stretcher rail") by |
Taylor of Loughborough 1892 to date Llwellyns & James of Bristol c1904-1925 Mears & Stainbank (Whitechapel) c1920 to date Whites of Appleton c1955 to date |
Classification from "Bellframes - A Practical Guide to Inspection and Recording - C J Pickford 1993"
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The bells now
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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.
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History of bells in this tower:
| | 1 of 8 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd |
| | 2 of 8 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd |
1 of 6 William & Thomas Mears | | 3 of 8 William & Thomas Mears |
2 of 6 William & Thomas Mears | 2 of 6 Thomas II Mears | 4 of 8 Thomas II Mears |
3 of 6 William & Thomas Mears | | 5 of 8 William & Thomas Mears |
4 of 6 William & Thomas Mears | | 6 of 8 William & Thomas Mears |
5 of 6 William & Thomas Mears | | 7 of 8 William & Thomas Mears |
6 of 6 William & Thomas Mears | | 8 of 8 William & Thomas Mears |
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