Harnscombe Ringing Centre

Wed 14 Oct 2026 · 10:00 BST

Bells

Estimate a bell’s weight from the diameter at its mouth. Weight grows with the cube of the diameter.

30 to 200 cm, measured across the lip

Profile

Estimate

14 cwt 0 qr 13 lb

Kilograms
717 kg
Pounds
1 581 lb
Note, roughly
F · nominal near 698 Hz

Estimate only. Real bells vary with profile and tuning.

Harnscombe

The eight bells at Harnscombe with diameter worked back from weight
BellNotecwt–qr–lbDiameter, medium profile
1F4–2–1875.1 cm
2E5–0–1277.4 cm
3D6–0–1782.3 cm
4C7–1–1687.5 cm
5B♭8–3–1793.1 cm
6A9–3–196.0 cm
7G11–2–27102.1 cm
8F14–0–14108.6 cm

Diameter worked back from each bell’s weight with the same formula. Each figure opens the estimator.

A bell against the louvres, late afternoon
06 A bell against the louvres, late afternoon