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Newton Longville, St Faith

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Robinson - Among the Bells
1/7/1907

26 Peals:

Longest peal: 5152 changes

Slowest peal: 26 changes per minute, on 8 August 1971

Fastest peal: 31 changes per minute, on 8 June 1991

Who has rung most peals here (on all rings)

Harry Sear8
Richard Nichols7
Harry Hopkins5
Thomas R Henry4
P David Taylor3
George Cox3
Arthur E Powell3
George W Holland3
Jill Haseldine2
Christopher C Stokes2

71

No ringer has circled the tower

History of the ring:

1637 to 17061707 to 17991800 to 18231824 to 18261826 to 19061907 to 19351936 to present
     

Mears & Stainbank in 1907

Mears & Stainbank in 1907

     

Mears & Stainbank in 1907

Mears & Stainbank in 1907

   

Taylor Loughborough in 1824

Taylor Loughborough in 1824

Taylor Loughborough in 1824

Taylor Loughborough in 1824

   

Taylor Oxford in 1824

Taylor Oxford in 1824

Taylor Oxford in 1824

Taylor Oxford in 1824

   

Taylor Oxford in 1824

Taylor Oxford in 1824

Taylor Oxford in 1824

Taylor Oxford in 1824

 

Unknown founder - cast before 1707

Unknown founder - cast before 1800

Taylor Oxford in 1824 recast: 1936

Taylor Oxford in 1824 recast: 1936

Taylor Oxford in 1824 recast: 1936

Thomas Mears I in 1936

Unknown founder - cast before 1637

Unknown founder - cast before 1707

John Briant in 1800

John Briant in 1800

John Briant in 1800

John Briant in 1800

John Briant in 1800

Unknown founder - cast before 1637

Unknown founder - cast before 1707

Unknown founder - cast before 1800

 

Taylor Oxford in 1826

Taylor Oxford in 1826

Taylor Oxford in 1826

Unknown founder - cast before 1637

Unknown founder - cast before 1707

Unknown founder - cast before 1800

    

Unknown founder - cast before 1637

Unknown founder - cast before 1707

Unknown founder - cast before 1800

    

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"