North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Newton Blossomville, St Nicholas

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 26ј"	Cast by: Alfred Bowell in 1904
1	Estimated weight: 2 - 3 - 12 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of F by 25 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: E (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription




BOWELL FOUNDER, IPSWICH



IN MEMORY OF GEORGE DENNIS FARRER ESQ RECAST 1904

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

Treble

2025

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 376Hz, which is Sharp of F#/Gb by 6 cents																						Should be: 343 Hz
Prime: 616Hz, which is Flat of D#/Eb by 6 cents																						Should be: 686 Hz
Tierce: 821Hz, which is Flat of G#/Ab by 10 cents																						Should be: 809 Hz
Quint: 1071Hz, which is Sharp of C by 25 cents																						Should be: 1029 Hz
Nominal: 1372Hz, which is Flat of F by 25 cents																						Should be: 1372 Hz
Upper Third: 1670Hz, which is Sharp of G#/Ab by 9 cents																						Should be: 1728 Hz
Upper Quint: 2013Hz, which is Sharp of B by 37 cents																						Should be: 2044 Hz
Upper Octave: 2746Hz, which is Flat of F by 48 cents																						Should be: 2730 Hz