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Bletchley, St Mary

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Wilson's Wanderers?
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89 Peals:

Longest peal: 5184 changes

Slowest peal: 24 changes per minute, on 20 April 1901

Fastest peal: 31 changes per minute, on 13 May 1999

Who has rung most peals here (on all rings)

Harry Sear58
William A Yates28
George W Holland28
Roger Cadamy26
Joseph Marks26
Walter Sear24
Valentine Sear18
Donald J Meager16
Charles W Clarke12
Albert E Daniels11

The current bells:

1Recorded weight: 4 - 2 - 21Exactly F
2Recorded weight: 4 - 3 - 1Flat of E by 7 cents
3Recorded weight: 5 - 1 - 26Flat of D by 5 cents
4Recorded weight: 6 - 2 - 10Flat of C by 2 cents
5Recorded weight: 7 - 1 - 5Flat of A#/Bb by 1 cents
6Recorded weight: 7 - 3 - 4Flat of A by 2 cents
7Recorded weight: 10 - 0 - 4Exactly G
8Recorded weight: 15 - 2 - 6Flat of F by 1 cents

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Who has circled the tower:

Harry Sear
Donald J Meager
William A Yates
Harry Sear
Joseph Marks
Roger Cadamy

History of the ring:

1600 to 16281629 to 17111712 to 17121713 to 17161717 to 17171718 to 18261827 to 18661867 to 18921893 to 19231924 to present
   

Abraham Rudhall I in 1713 recast: 1717

Abraham Rudhall I in 1717

Abraham Rudhall I in 1717

Abraham Rudhall I in 1717

Abraham Rudhall I in 1717

Abraham Rudhall I in 1717

Abraham Rudhall I in 1717

   

Abraham Rudhall I in 1713

Abraham Rudhall I in 1713

Abraham Rudhall I in 1713

Abraham Rudhall I in 1713

Abraham Rudhall I in 1713

Abraham Rudhall I in 1713

Abraham Rudhall I in 1713

  

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712

 

Robert Oldfield in 1629 recast: 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712

Unknown founder - cast before 1600

Robert Oldfield in 1629 recast: 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712 recast: 1924

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712 recast: 1924

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712 recast: 1924

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712 recast: 1924

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712 recast: 1924

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712 recast: 1924

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712 recast: 1924

Taylor Loughborough in 1924

Unknown founder - cast before 1600

Robert Oldfield in 1629 recast: 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712 recast: 1867

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712 recast: 1867

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712 recast: 1867

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712 recast: 1867

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712 recast: 1867

Robert Stainbank in 1867

Robert Stainbank in 1867

Robert Stainbank in 1867

Unknown founder - cast before 1600

Robert Oldfield in 1629 recast: 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712 recast: 1827

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712 recast: 1827

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712 recast: 1827

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712 recast: 1827

Robert Taylor in 1827

Robert Taylor in 1827

Robert Taylor in 1827

Robert Taylor in 1827

Unknown founder - cast before 1600

Robert Oldfield in 1629 recast: 1712

Abraham Rudhall I in 1712 recast: 1713

Abraham Rudhall I in 1713 recast: 1718

Abraham Rudhall I in 1713 recast: 1718

Abraham Rudhall II in 1718 recast: 1893

Abraham Rudhall II in 1718 recast: 1893

Abraham Rudhall II in 1718 recast: 1893

Gillett & Co in 1893

Gillett & Co in 1893

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"