Warminghurst, Holy SepulchreWarminghurst has a single bell hung in a west-facing turret. The church is said to date back to the 11th century, and could be the second church mentioned in the Doomsday book under Steyning, due to its early connectioned with the daughter manor house there to the Norman abbey of Féchamp. The belfry is tiled and has a shingled spire, dating back to around c1150.
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The Bell
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Nominal |
Note |
Founder |
Cast |
Canon |
Hanging |
1 |
c1cwt |
18.13" |
1959 Hz |
B |
Unidentified |
c1200 |
Swing |
1 Bell, in B
Warminghurst has one of the oldest bells in Sussex, dating back to around c.1200
1724: "Bells 2"
Leaver's measurements:
Crown: 27.13"
Length: 15.63
Soundbow thickness: 1.63"'[=
Warminghurst has one of the oldest bells in Sussex, dating back to around c.1200
1724: "Bells 2"
Leaver's measurements:
Crown: 27.13"
Length: 15.63
Soundbow thickness: 1.63"'[=
Visited with Bill Hibbert & Nick Watts 26/06/2024
Recording of the bell:
How the bell is tuned in relation to the nominal.
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+
-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 - 404Hz - Ab-47
Prime - 840Hz - Ab+19
Tierce - 1130Hz - Db+33 (flat minor 3rd)
Quint - 956Hz - Bb+43
Nominal - 1959Hz - B-14
Superquint - 3072.5Hz - G-34
Octave Nominal - 4189.5Hz - C+1
l7 - 5418.5Hz - E+47
l8 - 6970Hz - A-16
l9 - 8346.5Hz - C-4
Prime - 840Hz - Ab+19
Tierce - 1130Hz - Db+33 (flat minor 3rd)
Quint - 956Hz - Bb+43
Nominal - 1959Hz - B-14
Superquint - 3072.5Hz - G-34
Octave Nominal - 4189.5Hz - C+1
l7 - 5418.5Hz - E+47
l8 - 6970Hz - A-16
l9 - 8346.5Hz - C-4
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Inscriptions:
1 |
(Uninscribed) Moulding wires: 1.1.2 |
Photographs:
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Sources:
- ELPHICK, George P (1970): Sussex Bells & Belfries
- FORD, Wyn. K (1994): Chichester Diocesan Surveys 1686 and 1724
