Shalstone | St Edward the Confessor | 5 |
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Fastest peal
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Longest peal(s)
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Photo Description | Weakness in the tower and a need for some repairs to fittings mean that these are unringable at the moment. |
Approx Date | 1999 |
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Branch events here:
October 15, 2011 | Branch Practice | |
May 16, 2008 | Branch Practice | |
May 20, 2005 | Branch Practice | Special method: Stedman |
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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:
William A Yates | 2 | February 4, 1961 |
Raymond A Vickers | 2 | October 21, 2005 |
John Townsend | 1 | March 10, 1945 |
Andrew Haseldine | 1 | October 21, 2005 |
Colin M Turner | 1 | September 23, 1990 |
David G Salter | 1 | January 4, 2007 |
Eileen Stevenson | 1 | September 23, 1990 |
Frederick Vickers | 1 | February 4, 1961 |
George Jay | 1 | March 10, 1945 |
George W Holland | 1 | February 4, 1961 |
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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"
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The bells now
1 | | | Sharp of D#/Eb by 30 cents | - - | | G Mears in 1862 |
2 | | | Sharp of C#/Db by 29 cents | - - | | G Mears in 1862 |
3 | | | Sharp of C by 20 cents | - - | | G Mears in 1862 |
4 | | | Sharp of A#/Bb by 20 cents | - - | | G Mears in 1862 |
5 | A | Dove | Sharp of G#/Ab by 20 cents | 8 - 1 - 1 | | G Mears in 1862 |
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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 5 George Mears |
2 of 5 George Mears |
3 of 5 George Mears |
4 of 5 George Mears |
5 of 5 George Mears |
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