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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:

 View up the church path
DescriptionView up the church path
Approx Date1990
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Who has circled the tower to peals:

Who has rung the most peals here:

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:

From 1370From 1590From 1882
 1 of 3, Bartholomew Atton, 1590 
2 of 3, John Rufford, 1370  
  3 of 3, John Taylor & Co, 1882

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