Unringable but the Ellacombe apparatus is worked by wooden shafts |
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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 | Broughton church. Take a look inside. The wall paintings are excellent. |
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 | | | Sharp of C#/Db by 15 cents | - - | 28¼ | Anthony Chandler in 1655 |
2 | | | Sharp of C by 5 cents | - - | 30 | Henry Jordan in 1465 |
3 | | | Sharp of A#/Bb by 28 cents | - - | 36 | James Keene in 1622 |
4 | | | Exactly A | - - | 39¾ | Henry Jordan in 1465 |
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:
Sanctus of James Keene | |
| 1 of 4 Anthony Chandler |
| 2 of 4 Henry Jordan |
| 3 of 4 James Keene |
| 4 of 4 Henry Jordan |
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Classification from "Bellframes - A Practical Guide to Inspection and Recording - C J Pickford 1993"
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