Dove's guide for church bell ringers to the ringing bells of Britain and of the world

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Dove's guide for church bell ringers to the ringing bells of Britain and of the world

Dove's guide for church bell ringers to the ringing bells of Britain and of the world

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Bells to be removed to Loughborough for conservation, tuning and the manufacture of mainly new ringing fittings. Bell frame to be cleaned and repainted. New ringing chamber ceiling to be installed higher in the tower – Not started Project to improve the timing of the ring. New clappers and crown staples for bells 3, 5, 8, 9, & 11. New wheels for bells 8 & 10 Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers (known to ringers as Dove's Guide or simply Dove) is the standard reference to the rings of bells hung for English-style full circle ringing. The vast majority of these "towers" are in England and Wales but the guide includes towers from the rest of the British Isles as well as a few from around the world (including the United States, Australia, Canada, Africa and New Zealand). The latest edition is Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers to the Rings of Bells of the World (11th Edition).

Bells removed for major restoration of the frame and extension as well as a full re hang and augmentation using a Keltek replacement second of 5 and extra treble to 6 Rehang on new gudgeons and bearings; restore clappers and crown staples; provide new roller boxes; restore and reinstate Ellacombe chiming system all bells to be lifted and bearings cleaned/replaced as necessary. Clappers & crown staples of front five to be restored. New bell pad for 2nd bell full-circle ring), 16–0–25 (824 kg) in E. Ringing temporarily suspended; tuned to old concert pitch (A=454Hz). Bells to be conserved, tuned, rehung on all new fittings in a new galvanised steel bell frame. Bells and fittings being removedThe single bell that hangs on the chapel of St John's Hospital in the centre of Canterbury, has been restored at Taylors and has now returned home. The symbol < incidates a precise weight from before work which reduced the bell’s weight, typically the removal of canons or tuning. Notes and nominals All contributions, including photographs of belfries and peal boards are gratefully received and will be credited.

After 1994, he handed over responsibility for the Guide to the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. The 11th edition (December 2018) is the most recent published as a book (now under the title Dove's Guide) and is also made available as a database for free access via the Internet: the Central Council continues to maintain the guide online.

full-circle ring), 16–1–2 (826 kg) in F♯. County books / DBR info discrepant; tower notice(s) / DBR info discrepant. Mon (1st). U/R, 6–2–1 (331 kg) in B. All Saints Tower. Dutch bells; the ringing bells form part of a 25-bell carillon; unringable.

The manner in which each bell is hung is indicated as follows: FC hung for full-circle ringing in the style used for English change ringing S hung for swing chiming D hung dead, i.e. unable to swing U not hung Masnufacture & fitting of weather proofing screens at the louvres. Remedial repairs to the bell frame Whether or not any bell has been turned, and by how much, is indicated by a single-letter code, as follows: 2 half-turned; this is exceedingly rare 4 quarter-turned 6 one-sixth-turned; this is unusual 8 one-eighth-turned X one-sixteenth-turned M multiple amounts, such as one-quarter and one-eighth) Y definitely turned, but by an unknown amount N not turned U an undeterminable state. kg) in F. Ringing currently not permitted: tower problem being investigated; PN alternates: Corston; Newton St Loe.The 8 bells have now been augmented to 10 with 2 trebles cast by John Taylor & Co, who have tuned the bells (apart from the old 6th) and hung them in the old frame with new framework for the old trebles above.



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