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Gayhurst, St Peter

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With a history including The Gunpowder plot, and war time code cracking, this out of the way location contains more than meets the eye.
1999

No peals have been rung here

The current bells:

3Estimated weight: 6 - 2 - 21Flat of A#/Bb by 12 cents

History of the ring:

1552 to 16861687 to 17131714 to 17271728 to present

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Unknown founder - cast before 1687

Unknown founder - cast before 1714

 

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Unknown founder - cast before 1687

Unknown founder - cast before 1714

 

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Anthony Chandler in 1687

Anthony Chandler in 1687

Anthony Chandler in 1687

Bell Frame:

Type 6 D

Long headed wooden frames without centre posts or scissor braces

Sill, long head, braces from sill to head, and jack braces from braces to head and from sill to braces

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