North Bucks bell ringing archive

North Bucks Branch Archive Project

North Bucks Bells

History and Archive

Sherington, St Laud

Tower:
Bell:

Diameter: 29½"	Cast by: Pack & Chapman in 1773
1	Estimated weight: 5 - 0 - 16 (Based on model)
Nominal: Flat of D by 11 cents (based on analysis by Wavanal)	Documented note: D (Dove)

Inscriptions

Process Inscription



THO.S ROGERS & JN.O STUBBS CHURCHWARDENS + PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1773

Trapezoids of bell shapes:

Photos:

History and Archive

Bells 1 and 2

2025

Actual tuning of partials	Variation from Simpson tuning
Analysis of partial tones based on analysis by Wavanal:
Hum: 312Hz, which is Sharp of D#/Eb by 1 cents																						Should be: 291 Hz
Prime: 566Hz, which is Sharp of C#/Db by 12 cents																						Should be: 582 Hz
Tierce: 704Hz, which is Sharp of F by 6 cents																						Should be: 686 Hz
Quint: 926Hz, which is Flat of A#/Bb by 6 cents																						Should be: 873 Hz
Nominal: 1164Hz, which is Flat of D by 11 cents																						Should be: 1164 Hz
Upper Third: 1496Hz, which is Sharp of F#/Gb by 16 cents																						Should be: 1466 Hz
Upper Quint: 1724Hz, which is Flat of A by 36 cents																						Should be: 1734 Hz
Upper Octave: 2399Hz, which is Sharp of D by 50 cents																						Should be: 2316 Hz