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Whaddon, St Mary

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A triple decker bell frame retained from the days when Drayton Parslow had a foundry. The bells are by Gilletts though.
1990

12 Peals:

Longest peal: 5040 changes

Slowest peal: 27 changes per minute, on 15 May 1937

Fastest peal: 31 changes per minute, on 10 March 1991

Who has rung most peals here (on all rings)

Richard Haseldine3
Frederick Hobbs3
Andrew Haseldine3
W Jones3
Harry Sear2
Herbert F Justice2
Terry J Streeter2
Julie A Haseldine2
Miss Marie Cross1
James Hobbs1

71

No ringer has circled the tower

History of the ring:

1552 to 16701671 to 17121713 to 17791780 to 19261927 to present
 

Anthony Chandler in 1671 recast: 1927

Anthony Chandler in 1671 recast: 1927

Anthony Chandler in 1671 recast: 1927

Gillett & Johnston in 1927

 

Anthony Chandler in 1671 recast: 1713

Richard Chandler III in 1713 recast: 1927

Richard Chandler III in 1713 recast: 1927

Gillett & Johnston in 1927

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Anthony Chandler in 1671 recast: 1780

Anthony Chandler in 1671 recast: 1780

William Emerton in 1780 recast: 1927

Gillett & Johnston in 1927

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Anthony Chandler in 1671 recast: 1927

Anthony Chandler in 1671 recast: 1927

Anthony Chandler in 1671 recast: 1927

Gillett & Johnston in 1927

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Anthony Chandler in 1671 recast: 1927

Anthony Chandler in 1671 recast: 1927

Anthony Chandler in 1671 recast: 1927

Gillett & Johnston in 1927

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Anthony Chandler in 1671 recast: 1927

Anthony Chandler in 1671 recast: 1927

Anthony Chandler in 1671 recast: 1927

Gillett & Johnston in 1927

Bell Frame:

Type 6 A

Long headed wooden frames without centre posts or scissor braces

Sill, long head and braces from sill to head

History and Archive

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