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East Claydon, St Mary

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A pleasant ring, the church surrounded by trees and a few houses.
2014

6 Peals:

Longest peal: 5040 changes

Slowest peal: 30 changes per minute, on 8 May 2007

Fastest peal: 36 changes per minute, on 9 June 2007

Who has rung most peals here (on all rings)

Andrew Haseldine2
William Butler2
Raymond A Vickers2
Christopher C Stokes2
Julie A Haseldine2
Colin M Turner2
Ruth Stokes2
Terry Wagstaff1
David G Salter1
Stanley M Ruddlesden1

71

No ringer has circled the tower

History of the ring:

1495 to 15511552 to 17511752 to 19981998 to present
   

Whitechapel in 1998

  

Abel Rudhall in 1752

Abel Rudhall in 1752

  

Abel Rudhall in 1752

Abel Rudhall in 1752

John Walgrave in 1495 recast: 1752

John Walgrave in 1495 recast: 1752

Abel Rudhall in 1752

Abel Rudhall in 1752

John Walgrave in 1495 recast: 1752

John Walgrave in 1495 recast: 1752

Abel Rudhall in 1752

Abel Rudhall in 1752

Unknown founder - cast before 1495

Unknown founder - cast before 1552

Abel Rudhall in 1752

Abel Rudhall in 1752

Bell Frame:

Type 6 A

Long headed wooden frames without centre posts or scissor braces

Sill, long head and braces from sill to head

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