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 Bell Tower - St Peter - Pipe and Lyde, Herefordshire Posted by:  SMacB
N 52° 05.572 W 002° 43.641
30U E 518678 N 5771402
The tower of St Peter's church, Pipe and Lyde, is 13th century, but the spire was added in 1874. The ground floor ringing chamber has an uneven floor, and is accessed through the south door of the church.
Waymark Code: WMZNDA
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/07/2018
Views: 1
Bell tower of St Peter's church, Pipe and Lyde, with a ring of 6 bells.
Pipe and Lyde, Herefs
S Peter |
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Bells |
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Bell |
Weight |
Nominal |
Note |
Diameter |
Dated |
Founder |
Canons |
Turning |
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1 |
4-1-20 |
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F |
26.50" |
1888 |
Mears & Stainbank |
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N |
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2 |
4-1-4 |
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Eb |
27.75" |
1888 |
Mears & Stainbank |
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N |
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3 |
4½cwt |
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Db |
29.63" |
c1410† |
Worcester foundry |
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4 |
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4 |
5½cwt |
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C |
32.50" |
1672 |
Henry Clibury |
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4 |
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5 |
7cwt |
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Bb |
34.75" |
c1450† |
Robert Hendley |
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4 |
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6 |
10cwt |
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Ab |
38.00" |
1648 |
John Finch |
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4 |
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Frames |
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Frame |
Bells |
Year |
Material |
Maker |
Truss |
Layout |
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1 |
1,2,3,4,5,6 |
1888 |
Oak |
Whites of Appleton |
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SOURCE - (Visit Link)
"The tower is 13th C, but the spire was added in 1874. The ground floor ringing chamber has an uneven floor, and is accessed through the south door of the church. There is some parking in the lane past the church. The bells do not go well, and do not sound too good. These bells are regularly used by the Hereford Ringing course, held each year. During one course, the bells were being used for silent handling practice, only for a local inhabitant to complain about the noise being made by the stays and sliders! The fourth is either a late casting by Thomas Clibury II, or an early one by his successor, Henry.
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Mears and Stainbank, London, 1888, 4-1-20
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Mears and Stainbank, London, 1888, 4-1-4
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Worcester Foundry, c1400-1420, 4.5 cwt
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Clibury, Wellington, Salop, 1672, 5.5 cwt
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Robert Hendly, Gloucester, c1450, 6 cwt
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John Finch, Hereford 1648 10 cwt in A flat"
SOURCE - (Visit Link)
"Parish Church of St. Peter stands towards the W. side of the parish. The walls are of local sandstone rubble with dressings of the same material; the roofs are covered with tiles, stone slates and shingles. The Nave was built c. 1200; the West Tower added in the first half of the 13th century and the Chancel re-built c. 1300. The tower was restored in 1816 and the chancel in 1874; the Vestry and South Porch are modern.
The West Tower (about 11½ ft. square) is of early 13th-century date and of two storeys with a modern capping and timber spire. In the E. wall of the ground stage is a restored doorway with a segmental head. The N. and S. walls have each a lancet-window, and E. of the S. window is a doorway all modern externally. In the W. wall is a lancet-window surmounted by a round opening and both included under a moulded label. The bell-chamber has two modern windows in the E. wall, the N., S. and W. walls have each a lancet-window, that in the S. partly restored."
SOURCE - (Visit Link)
Address of Tower:
St Peter
Church Road
Pipe Cum Lyde, Herefordshire England
HR4 8AD
Still Operational: yes
Number of bells in tower?: 6
Relevant website?: [Web Link]
Rate tower: Not listed
Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Not listed
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