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Newport Pagnell, St Peter & St Paul

Photos:

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Robinson - Among the Bells
1/7/1907

44 Peals:

Longest peal: 5184 changes

Slowest peal: 24 changes per minute, on 20 October 1921

Fastest peal: 28 changes per minute, on 19 November 1988

Who has rung most peals here (on all rings)

B Douglas Hird13
Alan J Marchbank8
Charles W Clarke7
George W Holland7
Harry Sear6
William A Yates6
Simon Read5
Christopher C Stokes5
Herbert C Edwards5
Andrew Haseldine5

The current bells:

1Recorded weight: 5 - 0 - 5Flat of D#/Eb by 6 cents
2Recorded weight: 4 - 3 - 26Flat of D by 19 cents
3Recorded weight: 5 - 2 - 26Flat of C by 20 cents
4Recorded weight: 6 - 3 - 12Flat of A#/Bb by 7 cents
5Recorded weight: 8 - 3 - 6Flat of G#/Ab by 9 cents
6Recorded weight: 10 - 0 - 5Flat of G by 12 cents
7Recorded weight: 14 - 3 - 4Flat of F by 4 cents
8Recorded weight: 21 - 2 - 16Flat of D#/Eb by 6 cents

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Who has circled the tower:

B Douglas Hird

History of the ring:

1707 to 17481749 to 17681769 to 18151816 to 18181819 to 19101911 to present
 

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Gillett & Johnston in 1911

 

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Gillett & Johnston in 1911

 

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1769

Lester & Pack in 1769 recast: 1911

Lester & Pack in 1769 recast: 1911

Lester & Pack in 1769 recast: 1911

Gillett & Johnston in 1911

Unknown founder - cast before 1707

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Gillett & Johnston in 1911

Unknown founder - cast before 1707

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Gillett & Johnston in 1911

Unknown founder - cast before 1707

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1911

Gillett & Johnston in 1911

Unknown founder - cast before 1707

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1816

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1816

Thomas Mears II in 1816 recast: 1911

Thomas Mears II in 1816 recast: 1911

Gillett & Johnston in 1911

Unknown founder - cast before 1707

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1819

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1819

Thomas Lester in 1749 recast: 1819

Thomas Mears II in 1819 recast: 1911

Gillett & Johnston in 1911

Bell Frame:

Type 8 3 C e

All metal frames (cast iron)

High sided frames (including "A" and "H" frames)

Cast iron "H" castings mounted on beams and braced at the top

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