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Stowe, The Assumption of St Mary the Virgin

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The bells on display at a local show
1950

16 Peals:

Longest peal: 5040 changes

Slowest peal: 28 changes per minute, on 4 September 1999

Fastest peal: 31 changes per minute, on 4 September 1997

Who has rung most peals here (on all rings)

Raymond A Vickers9
Julie A Haseldine6
Andrew Haseldine6
Charles E Truman6
William A Yates5
James A Haseldine5
Richard W Yates5
Richard S Stanworth4
Stanley M Ruddlesden4
George E Green3

The current bells:

1Recorded weight: 4 - 3 - 0Sharp of D by 34 cents
2Recorded weight: 5 - 2 - 10Flat of C#/Db by 29 cents
3Recorded weight: 6 - 1 - 12Sharp of A#/Bb by 28 cents
4Recorded weight: 7 - 1 - 17Sharp of A by 14 cents
5Recorded weight: 9 - 1 - 24Sharp of G by 13 cents
6Recorded weight: 10 - 3 - 23Sharp of F by 10 cents

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No ringer has circled the tower

History of the ring:

1553 to 16531654 to 16591660 to 16641665 to 19871988 to present
    

Taylor Loughborough in 1988

 

James Keene in 1654

James Keene in 1654

James Keene in 1654

James Keene in 1654

Unknown founder - cast before 1553

James Keene in 1654 recast: 1660

Richard Keene in 1660

Richard Keene in 1660

Richard Keene in 1660

Unknown founder - cast before 1553

James Keene in 1654

James Keene in 1654

James Keene in 1654

James Keene in 1654

Unknown founder - cast before 1553

James Keene in 1654

James Keene in 1654

James Keene in 1654

James Keene in 1654

Unknown founder - cast before 1553

James Keene in 1654 recast: 1665

James Keene in 1654 recast: 1665

James Keene in 1665

James Keene in 1665

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"