North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Old Bradwell, St Lawrence

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 24Ѕ"	Cast by: Alfred Bowell in 1909
6	Documented weight: 7 - 1 - 16 (Dove)
Nominal: Sharp of A by 14 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: A (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



ALFRED BOWELL,FOUNDER, IPSWICH
IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH BAILY 1909

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

Tenor inscription

2025

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 244Hz, which is Flat of B by 3 cents																						Should be: 223 Hz
Prime: 400Hz, which is Sharp of G by 8 cents																						Should be: 447 Hz
Tierce: 528Hz, which is Sharp of C by 5 cents																						Should be: 527 Hz
Quint: 690Hz, which is Flat of F by 8 cents																						Should be: 670 Hz
Nominal: 894Hz, which is Sharp of A by 14 cents																						Should be: 894 Hz
Upper Third: 1134Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 25 cents																						Should be: 1126 Hz
Upper Quint: 1338Hz, which is Sharp of E by 19 cents																						Should be: 1332 Hz
Upper Octave: 1841Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 24 cents																						Should be: 1779 Hz