Newton Blossomville | St Nicholas | 3 |
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Fastest peal
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Longest peal(s)
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Branch events here:
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Description | The church viewed from the churchyard |
Approx Date | 1999 |
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Who has circled the tower to peals:
Who has rung the most peals here:
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1 | | | Flat of F by 25 cents | - - | 26¼ | Alfred Bowell in 1904 |
2 | | | Sharp of D by 29 cents | - - | 27½ | John Hodson in 1653 |
3 | | | Sharp of C by 26 cents | - - | 30½ | Joseph Eayre in 1769 |
The figures 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:
| 1 of 3, Thomas Russell, 1719 | | 1 of 3, Alfred Bowell, 1904 |
2 of 3, John Hodson, 1653 | | | |
| | 3 of 3, Joseph Eayre, 1769 | |
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Bellframes Type 6 - A |
Sill, long head and braces from sill to head |
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Classification from "Bellframes - A Practical Guide to Inspection and Recording - C J Pickford 1993"
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