| Olney | St Peter & St Paul | 10 |
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Fastest peal
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Longest peal(s)
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| Photo Description | Peal Board |
| Approx Date | 1895 |
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Branch events here:
| December 20, 2014 | Branch Practice & Xmas Social | |
| September 20, 2014 | Branch Practice | |
| June 21, 2014 | Branch Practice | |
| March 15, 2014 | Branch Practice at Olney on simulator | |
| December 21, 2013 | Branch Practice at Olney on simulator | |
| September 21, 2013 | Branch Practice at Olney on simulator | |
| June 15, 2013 | 10 bell Branch Practice on simulator | |
| March 23, 2013 | Branch 10-bell Practice | |
| November 17, 2012 | Branch Practice with Towcester | |
| November 17, 2012 | Branch Practice with Towcester | |
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Peals
Who has circled the tower to peals:
| B Douglas Hird |
| David Phillipson |
Who has rung the most peals here:
| William Freeman | 16 | December 16, 1933 |
| B Douglas Hird | 15 | November 17, 2018 |
| Frank Boswell | 14 | October 29, 1949 |
| Alan J Marchbank | 13 | December 6, 2015 |
| Sidney W Smith | 11 | December 5, 1910 |
| Frederick J Mynard | 11 | October 29, 1949 |
| William J Robinson | 11 | April 21, 1951 |
| Ruth Stokes | 10 | November 17, 2018 |
| David Phillipson | 10 | December 6, 2015 |
| Richard Horne | 10 | November 17, 2018 |
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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
| 1 | F# | Weight Board | Flat of F#/Gb by 35 cents | 6 - 1 - 7 | 29¼ | Whitechapel in 2008 |
| 2 | E | Weight Board | Flat of E by 15 cents | 6 - 2 - 23 | 30½ | Whitechapel in 2008 |
| 3 | D | Weight Board | Flat of D by 21 cents | 6 - 2 - 12 | 32 | Alfred Bowell in 1903 |
| 4 | C# | Weight Board | Flat of C#/Db by 31 cents | 6 - 2 - 27 | 33 | Alfred Bowell in 1903 |
| 4 | C# | Weight Board | Sharp of C by 32 cents | 6 - 2 - 27 | 33 | Alfred Bowell in 1903 |
| 5 | B | Weight Board | Flat of B by 26 cents | 7 - 2 - 27 | 35¼ | Henry Bagley in 1682 |
| 6 | A | Weight Board | Flat of A by 20 cents | 7 - 2 - 17 | 35½ | Newcombe in 1599 |
| 7 | G | Weight Board | Flat of G by 15 cents | 10 - 1 - 7 | 40 | Henry Bagley in 1699 |
| 8 | F# | Weight Board | Sharp of F by 19 cents | 13 - 2 - 19 | 44 | Robert Atton in 1631 |
| 9 | E | Weight Board | Flat of E by 17 cents | 16 - 0 - 15 | 47¼ | Thomas Russell in 1733 |
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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.
| 1 | -2 |
| 10 | 0 |
| 2 | -1201 |
| 3 | 9 |
| 4 | -9 |
| 5 | -6 |
| 6 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 |
| 8 | -15 |
| 9 | -6 |
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History of bells in this tower:
| | | | | | | 1 of 10 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd |
| | | | | | | 2 of 10 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd |
| | | | | | 1 of 8 Alfred Bowell | 3 of 10 Alfred Bowell |
| | | | | | 2 of 8 Alfred Bowell | 4 of 10 Alfred Bowell |
| | | 1 of 6 Henry II Bagley | | | 3 of 8 Henry II Bagley | 5 of 10 Henry II Bagley |
| 2 of 6 Newcombe & Watts | | | | | 4 of 8 Newcombe & Watts | 6 of 10 Newcombe & Watts |
| | | | 3 of 6 Henry II Bagley | | 5 of 8 Henry II Bagley | 7 of 10 Henry II Bagley |
| | 4 of 6 Robert Atton | | | | 6 of 8 Robert Atton | 8 of 10 Robert Atton |
| | | | | 5 of 6 Thomas Russell | 7 of 8 Thomas Russell | 9 of 10 Thomas Russell |
| | | 6 of 6 Matthew I & Henry II Bagley | | | 8 of 8 Matthew I & Henry II Bagley | 10 of 10 Matthew I & Henry II Bagley |
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