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Shenley, St Mary

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New Bells in churchyard
1908

16 Peals:

Longest peal: 5040 changes

Slowest peal: 25 changes per minute, on 24 November 1984

Fastest peal: 29 changes per minute, on 15 February 1930

Who has rung most peals here (on all rings)

Cecil A Valentine4
Walter W Bonham4
Thomas C Tompkins3
Ronald J Sharp2
Albert J Green2
Ernest G Willett2
Edwin A Yates2
George W Holland2
John R Mayne2
Patrick J Albon1

71

No ringer has circled the tower

History of the ring:

1400 to 15931593 to 16091610 to 16141615 to 16151616 to 19071908 to present
     

Gillett & Johnston in 1908

   

Son of Edward Newcome in 1615 recast: 1908

Son of Edward Newcome in 1615 recast: 1908

Gillett & Johnston in 1908

    

Son of Edward Newcome in 1616 recast: 1908

Gillett & Johnston in 1908

 

Bartholomew Atton in 1593 recast: 1908

Bartholomew Atton in 1593 recast: 1908

Bartholomew Atton in 1593 recast: 1908

Bartholomew Atton in 1593 recast: 1908

Gillett & Johnston in 1908

  

Bartholomew Atton in 1610 recast: 1908

Bartholomew Atton in 1610 recast: 1908

Bartholomew Atton in 1610 recast: 1908

Gillett & Johnston in 1908

Robert Burford in 1400

Robert Burford in 1400

Robert Burford in 1400

Robert Burford in 1400

Robert Burford in 1400

Robert Burford in 1400

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"