West Dean, College of Arts, Design, Craft & Conservation

West Dean College has 3 clocks bells, each hung in their own individual towers.

The Bells

Bell
Weight
Diameter
Nominal
Note
Founder
Cast
Canon
Hanging
Q1
0-0-18 cwt
10.00"
2644.5 Hz
E
John Warner & Sons?
19th C
Removed
Hung Dead
Q2
0-3-21 cwt
16.50"
2291Hz
D
John Warner & Sons​
1853
Yes
Hung Dead
Hour
1-0-1 cwt
17.50"
1904.5 Hz
Bb
Chapman & Mears​
1782
Yes
Hung Dead
3 Bells, 1-0-1 in Bb
Visited on many occasions, first of which being 10/11/2023

​Recordings of the bells:

How the bells are tuned in relation to their nominal, using Simpson's theory.
Key [measured in cents]:
-99 ~ -90 -89 ~ -80 -79 ~ -70 -69 ~ -60 -59 ~ -50 -49 ~ -40 -39 ~ -30 -29 ~ -20 -19 ~ -10 -9 ~ -0
0 ~ 9 10 ~ 19 20 ~ 29 30 ~ 39 40 ~ 49 50 ~ 59 60 ~ 69 70 ~ 79 80 ~ 89 90 ~ 99+
Quarter 1
Hum -  727Hz -  F# -30
Prime -  1492.5Hz -  F#+15
Tierce -  1679Hz -  Ab+18  (major 3rd)
Quint -  2218Hz -  Db+0
Nominal -  2644.5Hz -  E+5
westdeanquarterjackone.mp3
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File Type: mp3
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Quarter 2
Hum -   632Hz -  Eb+27
Prime -  1023.5Hz -  C-37
Tierce -  1378Hz -  F-23  (minor 3rd)
Quint -  1740.5Hz -  A-18
Nominal -  2291Hz -  D-43
westdeanquarterjacktwo.mp3
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Hour
Hum -  520.5Hz -  C-8
Prime -  929Hz -  Bb-5
Tierce -  1154Hz -  D-30  (minor 3rd)
Quint -  1535Hz -  G-36
Nominal -  1904.5Hz -  Bb+37
westdeancollegehour.mp3
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​Inscriptions:
​
*Underlined text is around the inscription band*

Q1
(Uninscribed)
Q2

J . WARNER & SONS LONDON 1853
Hour
1782
​

Photographs:

*Click on the images to enlarge them*
Sources:
Andrew Nicholson, Nicholson Engineering.