North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Sherington, St Laud

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 33½"	Cast by: Henry Bagley 1 in 1672
3	Estimated weight: 6 - 2 - 26 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of B by 16 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: B (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



* IOHN BABINGTON # AND @ THOMAS # MERSHALL \| CHVRCHWARDENS # 1672 @ #####

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

Bells 3 and 4

2025

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 242Hz, which is Flat of B by 5 cents																						Should be: 243 Hz
Prime: 474Hz, which is Sharp of A#/Bb by 8 cents																						Should be: 486 Hz
Tierce: 580Hz, which is Flat of D by 7 cents																						Should be: 573 Hz
Quint: 707Hz, which is Sharp of F by 9 cents																						Should be: 729 Hz
Nominal: 972Hz, which is Flat of B by 16 cents																						Should be: 972 Hz
Upper Third: 1246Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 1 cents																						Should be: 1224 Hz
Upper Quint: 1452Hz, which is Flat of F#/Gb by 28 cents																						Should be: 1448 Hz
Upper Octave: 1996Hz, which is Sharp of B by 20 cents																						Should be: 1934 Hz