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Newton Blossomville, St Nicholas

Photos:

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The church viewed from the churchyard
1999

No peals have been rung here

The current bells:

1Estimated weight: 2 - 3 - 12Flat of F by 25 cents
2Estimated weight: 4 - 0 - 14Sharp of D by 29 cents
3Estimated weight: 5 - 0 - 27Sharp of C by 26 cents

History of the ring:

1653 to 17061707 to 17181719 to 17691769 to 19031904 to present
 

Unknown founder - cast before 1707

Thomas Russell in 1719 recast: 1904

Thomas Russell in 1719 recast: 1904

Alfred Bowell in 1904

John Hodson in 1653

John Hodson in 1653

John Hodson in 1653

John Hodson in 1653

John Hodson in 1653

 

Unknown founder - cast before 1707

Unknown founder - cast before 1719

Joseph Eayre in 1769

Joseph Eayre in 1769

Bell Frame:

Type 6 A

Long headed wooden frames without centre posts or scissor braces

Sill, long head and braces from sill to head

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