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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:

Correction of Old Bradwell harmonics and trapezoid measurements and addition of inscriptions and photos of bells - April 2025
Adjustment of trapezoid image scaling to show top of long waisted bells - April 2025
New photos of Emberton's bells, treble inscription and 1899-1901 timeline adjusted - May 2025


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Fastest peal

Longest peal(s)

Branch events here:

 The church viewed from the churchyard
DescriptionThe church viewed from the churchyard
Approx Date1999
Full report 
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Who has circled the tower to peals:

Who has rung the most peals here:

 Documented NoteDocumented Note SourceRecorded NoteWeightDiameterCast by
1  Flat of F by 25 cents - - 26¼Alfred Bowell in 1904
2  Sharp of D by 29 cents - - 27½John Hodson in 1653
3  Sharp of C by 26 cents - - 30½Joseph 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.
BellTuning
127
21
30

History of bells in this tower:

From 1653From 1719From 1769From 1904
 1 of 3, Thomas Russell, 1719 1 of 3, Alfred Bowell, 1904
2 of 3, John Hodson, 1653   
  3 of 3, Joseph Eayre, 1769 
Bellframes Type 6 - A
Sill, long head and braces from sill to head
 

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