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Swanbourne, St Swithun

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From the road junction
2025

7 Peals:

Longest peal: 5040 changes

Slowest peal: 27 changes per minute, on 6 February 1937

Fastest peal: 30 changes per minute, on 14 July 1991

Who has rung most peals here (on all rings)

William Henley1
John R Mayne1
Colin M Turner1
David Redfearn1
Robert L Piron1
Leonard J North1
William Birmingham1
E N Alderman1
J Price1
Andrew M Farmer1

71

No ringer has circled the tower

History of the ring:

1552 to 16371638 to 16531654 to 17371738 to 18621863 to 18831884 to 19091910 to present
      

Alfred Bowell in 1910

 

Unknown founder - cast before 1638

Chandler & co in 1654

Chandler & co in 1654

Chandler & co in 1654

Chandler & co in 1654

Chandler & co in 1654

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Unknown founder - cast before 1638

Chandler & co in 1654 recast: 1884

Chandler & co in 1654 recast: 1884

Chandler & co in 1654 recast: 1884

John Warner & Sons in 1884 recast: 1910

Alfred Bowell in 1910

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Unknown founder - cast before 1638

Chandler & co in 1654 recast: 1738

Edward Hall in 1738 recast: 1863

John Warner & Sons in 1863

John Warner & Sons in 1863

John Warner & Sons in 1863

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Unknown founder - cast before 1638

Chandler & co in 1654 recast: 1763

Chandler & co in 1654 recast: 1763

John Warner & Sons in 1863

John Warner & Sons in 1863

John Warner & Sons in 1863

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Unknown founder - cast before 1638

Chandler & co in 1654

Chandler & co in 1654

Chandler & co in 1654

Chandler & co in 1654

Chandler & co in 1654

Bell Frame:

Type 8 1 C c

All metal frames (Steel and wrought iron)

"X braced" frames

Frame with multiple "X" bracing

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