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Beachampton, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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Letter from Gillett & Johnston describing the old ring of 3
1912

10 Peals:

Longest peal: 5040 changes

Slowest peal: 30 changes per minute, on 5 May 2012

Fastest peal: 34 changes per minute, on 26 February 1989

Who has rung most peals here (on all rings)

Dennis Carter3
Barry R Eglesfield2
Andrew Haseldine2
A J Alderman2
A W Alderman2
Charles N Alderman2
Ruth Stokes2
Alan J Marchbank2
Julie A Haseldine2
Leonard A Smith2

The current bells:

1Recorded weight: 3 - 1 - 3Sharp of D#/Eb by 2 cents
2Recorded weight: 3 - 3 - 7Sharp of C#/Db by 9 cents
3Recorded weight: 4 - 1 - 19Exactly C
4Recorded weight: 5 - 3 - 6Sharp of A#/Bb by 7 cents
5Recorded weight: 8 - 0 - 27Sharp of G#/Ab by 5 cents

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No ringer has circled the tower

History of the ring:

1350 to 14591460 to 16321633 to 19111912 to present
   

Gillett & Johnston in 1912

   

Gillett & Johnston in 1912

 

Johanna Sturdy in 1460 recast: 1912

Johanna Sturdy in 1460 recast: 1912

Gillett & Johnston in 1912

Unknown in 1350 recast: 1912

Unknown in 1350 recast: 1912

Unknown in 1350 recast: 1912

Gillett & Johnston in 1912

  

Robert Atton in 1633 recast: 1912

Gillett & Johnston in 1912

Bell Frame:

Type 8 3 A m

All metal frames (cast iron)

Lowside Frames

As used by

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