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Old Wolverton, The Holy Trinity

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A relatively new church although much of the inside of the tower is older.
1990

15 Peals:

Longest peal: 5040 changes

Slowest peal: 26 changes per minute, on 8 September 1962

Fastest peal: 32 changes per minute, on 5 December 1971

Who has rung most peals here (on all rings)

Andrew Haseldine4
W Bull3
Cecil A Valentine3
George W Holland3
Christopher C Stokes2
Harry Sear2
Ernest C Lambert2
R V Plumb2
William A Yates2
Edwin A Yates2

The current bells:

1Estimated weight: 5 - 0 - 22Sharp of E by 7 cents
2Estimated weight: 5 - 3 - 20Sharp of D by 7 cents
3Estimated weight: 6 - 3 - 23Sharp of C by 14 cents
4Estimated weight: 7 - 3 - 13Flat of B by 5 cents
5Estimated weight: 9 - 3 - 8Flat of A by 2 cents
6Recorded weight: 14 - 0 - 0Flat of G by 10 cents

71

No ringer has circled the tower

History of the ring:

1714 to 17311732 to 18191820 to present
  

John Briant in 1820

  

John Briant in 1820

Unknown founder - cast before 1714

Unknown founder - cast before 1732

John Briant in 1820

Unknown founder - cast before 1714

Unknown founder - cast before 1732

John Briant in 1820

Unknown founder - cast before 1714

Unknown founder - cast before 1732

John Briant in 1820

Unknown founder - cast before 1714

Unknown in 1732 recast: 1820

John Briant in 1820

Bell Frame:

Type 6 D

Long headed wooden frames without centre posts or scissor braces

Sill, long head, braces from sill to head, and jack braces from braces to head and from sill to braces

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