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Stony Stratford, St Giles

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From The Ringing World 6 July 1951
1882

75 Peals:

Longest peal: 5184 changes

Slowest peal: 25 changes per minute, on 28 November 1925

Fastest peal: 32 changes per minute, on 26 August 1989

Who has rung most peals here (on all rings)

Andrew Haseldine36
Richard Haseldine28
Julie A Haseldine28
Christopher C Stokes22
Ruth Stokes19
Thomas C Tompkins19
Malcolm G Hooton17
Edwin A Yates17
George E Green16
Walter W Bonham15

The current bells:

1Recorded weight: 3 - 3 - 18Flat of F by 23 cents
2Recorded weight: 4 - 1 - 14Flat of E by 27 cents
3Recorded weight: 5 - 0 - 12Flat of D by 23 cents
4Recorded weight: 4 - 3 - 10Flat of C by 19 cents
5Recorded weight: 5 - 3 - 26Flat of A#/Bb by 18 cents
6Recorded weight: 7 - 0 - 15Flat of A by 18 cents
7Recorded weight: 8 - 0 - 27Flat of G by 14 cents
8Recorded weight: 12 - 1 - 16Flat of F by 12 cents

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Who has circled the tower:

Andrew Haseldine
Malcolm G Hooton

History of the ring:

1634 to 16391640 to 18361837 to 19221923 to present
   

Taylor Loughborough in 1923

   

Taylor Loughborough in 1923

  

Taylor Oxford in 1838

Taylor Oxford in 1838

 

James Keene in 1640 recast: 1837

Taylor Oxford in 1838

Taylor Oxford in 1838

James Keene in 1634 recast: 1837

James Keene in 1634 recast: 1837

Taylor Oxford in 1838

Taylor Oxford in 1838

Unknown founder - cast before 1634

Unknown founder - cast before 1640

Taylor Oxford in 1838

Taylor Oxford in 1838

Unknown founder - cast before 1634

James Keene founder - cast before 1640

Taylor Oxford in 1838

Taylor Oxford in 1838

Unknown founder - cast before 1634

Unknown founder - cast before 1640

Taylor Oxford in 1838

Taylor Oxford in 1838

Bell Frame:

Type 6 B

Long headed wooden frames without centre posts or scissor braces

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

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