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Mursley, St Mary

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Mursley church
2020

7 Peals:

Longest peal: 5040 changes

Slowest peal: 29 changes per minute, on 25 March 1936

Fastest peal: 36 changes per minute, on 25 February 1939

Who has rung most peals here (on all rings)

Rev John E Tredenick4
Keith C Butter1
Gilbert Scott1
F Ward1
Charles Dickens1
Rev Tredennick1
Terry J Streeter1
Frederick B Jackson1
Peter G Holden1
Alan J Frost1

71

No ringer has circled the tower

History of the ring:

1552 to 16371638 to 17131714 to 18131814 to 19321933 to present
   

John Briant in 1814

John Briant in 1814

  

Unknown founder - cast before 1714

John Briant in 1814 recast: 1933

Alfred Bowell in 1933

 

Unknown founder - cast before 1638

Unknown founder - cast before 1714

John Briant in 1814

John Briant in 1814

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Unknown founder - cast before 1638

Unknown founder - cast before 1714

John Briant in 1814

John Briant in 1814

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Unknown founder - cast before 1638

Unknown founder - cast before 1714

John Briant in 1814 recast: 1933

Alfred Bowell in 1933

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Unknown founder - cast before 1638

Unknown founder - cast before 1714

John Briant in 1814

John Briant in 1814

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"