Bell Tower - St Peter & St Paul - Blandford Forum, Dorset
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N 50° 51.367 W 002° 09.850
30U E 558830 N 5634158
Bell tower & cupola of SS Peter & Pauls church, Blandford Forum.
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Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/07/2017
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Bell tower & cupola of SS Peter & Pauls church, Blandford Forum.
Blandford Forum, Dorset
SS Peter & Paul |
Bells |
Bell |
Weight |
Nominal |
Note |
Diameter |
Dated |
Founder |
Canons |
Turning |
1 |
4-1-19 |
1274.5 |
Eb |
27.00" |
1935 |
John Taylor & Co |
Y |
|
2 |
4-3-8 |
1201.0 |
D |
28.25" |
1882 |
John Taylor & Co |
Y |
|
3 |
5-2-16 |
1068.0 |
C |
30.50" |
1882 |
John Taylor & Co |
Y |
|
4 |
6-3-22 |
954.0 |
Bb |
33.25" |
1882 |
John Taylor & Co |
Y |
|
5 |
10-0-22 |
849.0 |
Ab |
36.75" |
1882 |
John Taylor & Co |
Y |
|
6 |
11-1-18 |
802.0 |
G |
39.50" |
1882 |
John Taylor & Co |
F |
|
7 |
14-2-9 |
713.5 |
F |
43.50" |
1882 |
John Taylor & Co |
F |
|
8 |
19-3-5 |
636.0 |
Eb |
48.50" |
1882 |
John Taylor & Co |
F |
|
Apprentices' |
0-2-24 |
|
G |
14.38" |
1727 |
William Knight |
R |
|
Frames |
Frame |
Bells |
Year |
Material |
Maker |
Truss |
Layout |
1 |
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 |
1935 |
Cast iron |
Loughborough Bellfoundry |
|
|
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"In 1731 a devastating fire swept through the Dorset town of Blandford Forum and destroyed most of the town's historic centre. Among the buildings damaged or destroyed was the medieval parish church of St Peter and St Paul.
The architects John and William Bastard designed a new church in Georgian style, and also designed most of the buildings in the town centre. The new church was completed by 1739 on the side of an enlarged market place. It is an excellent example of a Georgian church in classical style.
The new church was built with walls of Greensand ashlar, dressed with Ham Hill and Portland stone. The original design called for a nave, apse, north and south aisles, and a west tower. The tower was to be toped by a spire but the Trustees insisted on a wooden bell turret, over the objections of the Bastard brothers."
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