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Stoke Goldington, St Peter

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The bells by the chuchyard gate
1940

10 Peals:

Longest peal: 5040 changes

Slowest peal: 28 changes per minute, on 29 August 1970

Fastest peal: 31 changes per minute, on 29 June 1963

Who has rung most peals here (on all rings)

P David Taylor4
B Douglas Hird3
Timothy A Wooding3
Malcolm G Hooton2
John R Mayne2
Joyce Clarke1
Jill E Reeves1
Michael T Sprackling1
Mary C Symes1
Barry R Eglesfield1

The current bells:

1Recorded weight: 5 - 7 - 2Flat of D by 18 cents
2Recorded weight: 6 - 0 - 0Sharp of C by 12 cents
3Recorded weight: 7 - 2 - 6Sharp of A#/Bb by 2 cents
4Recorded weight: 8 - 2 - 0Flat of A by 2 cents
5Recorded weight: 12 - 1 - 0Sharp of G by 4 cents
6Recorded weight: 13 - 1 - 22Flat of F by 4 cents

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No ringer has circled the tower

History of the ring:

1625 to 17061707 to 19511952 to present
  

Mears & Stainbank in 1952

 

Henry Penn in 1707

Henry Penn in 1707

Robert Atton in 1625

Robert Atton in 1625

Robert Atton in 1625

Robert Atton in 1625

Robert Atton in 1625

Robert Atton in 1625

Robert Atton in 1625

Robert Atton in 1625

Robert Atton in 1625

Robert Atton in 1625 recast: 1952

Robert Atton in 1625 recast: 1952

Mears & Stainbank in 1952

Bell Frame:

Type 8 3 A h

All metal frames (cast iron)

Lowside Frames

As used (with minor differences - some with and some without the lower "stretcher rail") by

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