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Lillingstone Lovell, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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5 Peals:

Longest peal: 5040 changes

Slowest peal: 32 changes per minute, on 24 January 1953

Fastest peal: 36 changes per minute, on 30 April 1989

Who has rung most peals here (on all rings)

George W Holland2
William A Yates2
Colin M Turner1
A J Stamton1
Miss Doreen Spokes1
David Moore1
Robert J Crocker1
David Burbridge1
Bernard J Stone1
Charles E Truman1

The current bells:

1Recorded weight: 2 - 3 - 6Flat of G#/Ab by 7 cents
2Recorded weight: 2 - 3 - 12Sharp of F#/Gb by 2 cents
3Recorded weight: 2 - 3 - 26Sharp of E by 2 cents
4Recorded weight: 3 - 2 - 3Sharp of D by 3 cents
5Recorded weight: 4 - 2 - 9Flat of C#/Db by 17 cents
6Recorded weight: 6 - 2 - 0Flat of B by 2 cents

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No ringer has circled the tower

History of the ring:

1552 to 16921693 to 19511952 to 20102011 to present
   

Mears & Stainbank in 2011

  

Taylor Loughborough in 1952

Taylor Loughborough in 1952

 

Alexander Rigby in 1693

Alexander Rigby in 1693

Alexander Rigby in 1693

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Alexander Rigby in 1693

Alexander Rigby in 1693

Alexander Rigby in 1693

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Alexander Rigby in 1693

Alexander Rigby in 1693

Alexander Rigby in 1693

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Alexander Rigby in 1693

Alexander Rigby in 1693

Alexander Rigby in 1693

Bell Frame:

Type 8 3 A h

All metal frames (cast iron)

Lowside Frames

As used (with minor differences - some with and some without the lower "stretcher rail") by

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