Melbury Bubb, Dorset, S Mary V
Place | Melbury Bubb S Mary V |
Unitary authority | Dorset |
Lieutenancy area | Dorset |
Country | England |
Historic county | Dorset |
Dove tower ID | 16389 |
Rings | 4 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 8 cwt in ASee below |
Frames | 1See below |
Grid reference | ST595065 |
Latitude & longitude | 50.85701, -2.57540View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | DT2 0NQ |
Diocese | Salisbury |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | I by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 12046 |
URL | http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/dorchester/tower-155 |
Affiliation | Salisbury Diocesan Guild |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 4, tenor 8 cwt in A
Bells | 4 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 8 cwt (896 lb or ~410 kg) in A (873.0 Hz) |
Peals | No peals listed in the Felstead Database |
Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
Additional information | One bell (or more) cracked or broken Unringable Anticlockwise No mains electricity Not well in tune |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4½ cwt | 1199.0 | D | 28.25″ | 1638 | William & John Wiseman | Y | N | FC | ||
2 | 5¼ cwt | 1111.0 | C♯ | 30.00″ | c1470† | ? John Kebyll | Y | N | FC | ||
3 | 6½ cwt | 948.5 | B | 32.75″ | 1641† | William & John Wiseman | Y | N | FC | ||
4 | 8 cwt | 873.0 | A | 35.63″ | 1616 | Robert Wiseman | Y | N | FC |
Details of frame
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,2,3,4 | c1799 | Timber | 1(i) & 5.L | 4.3 |
Notes
[1]Bell 2 (of 4)
This bell is broken, with the crown hanging on the headstock, although the rest of the bell is unhung.
Published: 27/04/2022
Update log
11/01/2024 | Fr1: truss, layout added [Ashley Monck, personal visit 19/09/2021 via Frame Backlog] |
27/09/2021 | GF, ropes, tuning added; 1-4: nominals added [Information and recordings provided by Ashley Monck, who went there 19/Sep/2021, analysed by Nick Bowden] |