Hitcham, Suffolk, All Saints
| Place | Hitcham All Saints |
| Lieutenancy area | Suffolk |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Suffolk |
| Dove tower ID | 13509 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 15–2–14 in FSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | TL984510 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.12256, 0.89729View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | IP7 7NN |
| Diocese | St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 11780 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/hitcham1.php |
| Affiliation | Suffolk Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 8, tenor 15–2–14 in F
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 15–2–14 (1750 lb or 794 kg) in F (698.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Tue |
| Overhauled | 2020 by John Taylor & Co Major restoration, 3rd welded, all tuned and augmented to 8, hung in a new frame |
| Tuned | 2020 |
| Peals | View 6 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–3–15 | 1406.4 | F | 27.00″ | 2020 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 [1] | 4–2–23 | 1325.9 | E | 27.75″ | 1887 | John Taylor & Co | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–1–11 | 1180.7 | D | 29.38″ | 1837 | Thomas II Mears | R | Y | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–0–20 | 1047.9 | C | 31.38″ | 1837 | Thomas II Mears | R | Y | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–2–6 | 939.0 | B♭ | 34.25″ | (1697) | Henry Pleasant | R | Y | FC | ||
| 6 | 7–3–20 | 876.0 | A | 36.31″ | 1697 | Henry Pleasant | R | Y | FC | ||
| 7 | 11–1–3 | 783.9 | G | 41.19″ | 1755 | Thomas Gardiner | R | Y | FC | ||
| 8 | 15–2–14 | 698.0 | F | 45.63″ | 1744 | Thomas Gardiner | R | Y | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | c1525 | Oak | 10 | 4 D | ||||
| 1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | 2020 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 8.3 |
Notes
[1]Origin of bell
This bell was transferred from Lindfield, West Sussex (removed 2019, installed 2020).
Published: 27/09/2023
Update log
| 03/05/2022 | PN amended. [Neal Dodge, Suffolk Guild PRO] |
| 25/04/2022 | 2: turning added. [Neal Dodge] |
| 25/11/2021 | 2: canons, turning amended [Paul Taylor (from foundry records) and Neal Dodge (from site visit)] |
| 19/08/2021 | PN added [Neal Dodge] |
| 11/08/2021 | Overhaul amended [Neal Dodge] |
| 09/08/2021 | Tuning added; 1-8 bell names added [Neal Dodge] |
| 27/07/2021 | 1: cast year mistake corrected [Paul Mason] |
| 09/07/2021 | URL amended [Tim Jackson] |
| 12/04/2021 | Toilet added [Website and confirmed by the tower contact via Neal Dodge] |
| 19/02/2021 | 1-8: nominal amended [JTc via Paul Mason] |
| 03/12/2020 | fr2 (now fr9): date amended [Neal Dodge via e-mail] |
| 03/12/2020 | 1: diam added [D Paul Mason via e-mail] |
| 02/12/2020 | fr1: material amended,truss,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 01/12/2020 | Now a ring of 8, tenor from 16½cwt to 15-2-14 [Paul Mason, JT&Co via Email] |
| 01/12/2020 | 1,2: details added; 3-8: wt,nominal,canons,turning amended; 5: welded; fr1>>fr9; (new)fr1: details added [Phil Denton via 00014144] |
| 24/11/2019 | Bells being restored, augmented, rehung in a new frame [TimJ (#254 info D Potter, JT) via e-mail] |
| 24/11/2019 | 3 is cracked (but will be welded as part of restn scheme) [TimJ (#254 info D Potter) via e-mail] |
| 24/11/2019 | 3: cracked; Nu1,Nu2 added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |