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Hillesden, All Saints

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Hillesden church
2013

10 Peals:

Longest peal: 5040 changes

Slowest peal: 29 changes per minute, on 20 December 2003

Fastest peal: 34 changes per minute, on 9 September 1990

Who has rung most peals here (on all rings)

Raymond A Vickers4
Andrew Haseldine3
Charles E Truman2
George W Holland2
George E Green2
William A Yates2
James A Haseldine2
Julie A Haseldine2
Anthony H Smith1
Barrie Hendry1

The current bells:

1Estimated weight: 3 - 3 - 5Sharp of F by 15 cents
2Estimated weight: 4 - 1 - 7Flat of D#/Eb by 5 cents
3Estimated weight: 4 - 2 - 27Flat of C#/Db by 4 cents
4Estimated weight: 5 - 3 - 17Sharp of C by 4 cents
5Recorded weight: 7 - 1 - 11Flat of A#/Bb by 14 cents
6Recorded weight: 9 - 0 - 12Flat of G#/Ab by 5 cents

71

No ringer has circled the tower

History of the ring:

1552 to 16801681 to 17201721 to 17641756 to 18921893 to present
 

Matthew I & Henry II Bagley in 1681

Matthew I & Henry II Bagley in 1681

Matthew I & Henry II Bagley in 1681

Matthew I & Henry II Bagley in 1681

 

Matthew I & Henry II Bagley in 1681

Matthew I & Henry II Bagley in 1681

Matthew I & Henry II Bagley in 1681

Matthew I & Henry II Bagley in 1681

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Matthew I & Henry II Bagley in 1681

Matthew I & Henry II Bagley in 1681

Matthew I & Henry II Bagley in 1681

Matthew I & Henry II Bagley in 1681

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Henry Bagley II in 1681

Henry Bagley II in 1681

Henry Bagley II in 1681

Henry Bagley II in 1681

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Matthew I & Henry II Bagley in 1681 recast: 1756

Matthew I & Henry II Bagley in 1681 recast: 1756

Edward and William Hall in 1756 recast: 1893

Mears & Stainbank in 1893

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Matthew I & Henry II Bagley in 1681 recast: 1721

Henry Bagley III in 1721 recast: 1893

Henry Bagley III in 1721 recast: 1893

Mears & Stainbank in 1893

Bell Frame:

Type 6 A

Long headed wooden frames without centre posts or scissor braces

Sill, long head and braces from sill to head

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Classification from "Bellframes - A Practical Guide to Inspection and Recording - C J Pickford 1993"