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Loughton, All Saints

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Pleasantly re-decorated inside and a ring of bells with more archaeological interest than many.
1990

11 Peals:

Longest peal: 5040 changes

Slowest peal: 27 changes per minute, on 6 October 1928

Fastest peal: 32 changes per minute, on 5 February 1983

Who has rung most peals here (on all rings)

Derek Stainsby2
Barry R Eglesfield2
Ronald J Snack2
Thomas C Tompkins2
Stephen J Crane1
Christopher C Stokes1
Graham Bartholomew1
Thomas C Walters1
Cecil A Valentine1
George W Holland1

The current bells:

1Recorded weight: 4 - 0 - 5Flat of E by 5 cents
2Recorded weight: 4 - 3 - 10Sharp of D by 4 cents
3Recorded weight: 5 - 3 - 0Sharp of C by 4 cents
4Recorded weight: 6 - 2 - 7Flat of B by 4 cents
5Recorded weight: 7 - 1 - 2Sharp of A by 1 cents
6Recorded weight: 11 - 2 - 14Sharp of G by 2 cents

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No ringer has circled the tower

History of the ring:

1450 to 15891590 to 16301631 to 19011902 to 19071908 to 20172018 to present
    

Alfred Bowell in 1908 recast: 2018

Westley in 2018

   

Taylor Loughborough in 1902

Taylor Loughborough in 1902

Taylor Loughborough in 1902

  

Robert Atton in 1631

Robert Atton in 1631

Robert Atton in 1631

Robert Atton in 1631

William Chamberlain in 1450

William Chamberlain in 1450

William Chamberlain in 1450

William Chamberlain in 1450

William Chamberlain in 1450

William Chamberlain in 1450

William Chamberlain in 1450

William Chamberlain in 1450

William Chamberlain in 1450

William Chamberlain in 1450

William Chamberlain in 1450

William Chamberlain in 1450

 

Bartholomew Atton in 1590 recast: 2018

Bartholomew Atton in 1590 recast: 2018

Bartholomew Atton in 1590 recast: 2018

Bartholomew Atton in 1590 recast: 2018

Westley in 2018

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"