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Simpson, St Thomas the Apostle

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A slender central tower balancing on four corners. Take a look at the church roof on the way to the ringing room.
1990

18 Peals:

Longest peal: 5040 changes

Slowest peal: 27 changes per minute, on 11 November 1921

Fastest peal: 33 changes per minute, on 9 November 1907

Who has rung most peals here (on all rings)

Charles W Smith13
Edmund J Hobbs7
Horace H Smith6
Albert Fleet6
Sidney Foskett4
A Edward Hanks3
Horace P Giles3
W J Goodman3
William E Coles3
Richard Nichols3

The current bells:

1Recorded weight: 3 - 2 - 14Flat of F#/Gb by 26 cents
2Recorded weight: 4 - 2 - 24Flat of E by 31 cents
3Recorded weight: 3 - 2 - 14Sharp of C#/Db by 22 cents
4Recorded weight: 5 - 2 - 4Flat of C#/Db by 29 cents
5Recorded weight: 6 - 0 - 4Flat of B by 23 cents
6Recorded weight: 7 - 1 - 7Flat of A by 21 cents

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Who has circled the tower:

Charles W Smith
Albert Fleet

History of the ring:

1604 to 16291630 to 16491650 to 16931694 to 18941895 to 18951896 to 19251926 to present
     

Alfred Bowell in 1926

Alfred Bowell in 1926

    

Taylor Loughborough in 1895

Taylor Loughborough in 1895

Taylor Loughborough in 1895

  

Anthony Chandler in 1650

Anthony Chandler in 1650

Anthony Chandler in 1650

Anthony Chandler in 1650

Anthony Chandler in 1650

   

Richard Chandler III in 1694 recast: 1896

Richard Chandler III in 1694 recast: 1896

Taylor Loughborough in 1896

Taylor Loughborough in 1896

Bartholomew Atton in 1604

Bartholomew Atton in 1604

Bartholomew Atton in 1604

Bartholomew Atton in 1604

Bartholomew Atton in 1604

Bartholomew Atton in 1604

Bartholomew Atton in 1604

 

James Keene in 1630

James Keene in 1630

James Keene in 1630

James Keene in 1630

James Keene in 1630

James Keene in 1630

Bell Frame:

Type 8 1 A a

All metal frames (Steel and wrought iron)

girder frames

Steel beams or girders as frames, resting direct in masonry

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