THE BELLS OF SUSSEX
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Church Norton, St Wilfrid

​Barlavington has a single bell, hung in a west facing bellcote.
The church is said to date around 1200, and though planed, the north aisle wasn't built.
In 1874, a restoration saw a new stone A Frame at the west end. Prior to this, it has a small wooden bellcote.
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Picture

The Bell

Bell
Weight
Diameter
Nominal
Note
Founder
Cast
Canon
Hanging
1
 
16.75"
2328 Hz
D
Mears & Stainbank
1865
Peg
Swing

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Recordings of the Bells

Inscriptions

Photographs

1 Bell, in Db


​Recording of the bell:

How the bell is tuned in relation to the nominal.
Picture
-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+
Hum -  631.5Hz -  Eb+26
Prime -  1005.5Hz -  B+31
​Tierce -  1383Hz -  F-16 (minor 3rd)
Quint -  1850.5Hz -  Bb-12
Nominal - 2328Hz -  D-15
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​Inscriptions:

*Underlined text is around the inscription band*

Photographs:

*Click on the images to enlarge them*

Sources:
  • ELPHICK, George. P (1970): Sussex Bells & Belfries
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