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S Mary V, Preston St Mary, Suffolk
Place Preston St Mary
S Mary V
Grid reference TL945502
Postcode CO10 9NQ
Latitude & longitude 52.11650, 0.84071Locate using Google Map or OS Map or OpenStreetMap
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Rings 6 (full circle ring), tenor 11 cwt in GSee below
Frames 1See below
URL http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/preston1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
Dove tower ID 15685
Ring of 6, tenor 11 cwt in G
Bells 6 (full circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 11 cwt (~1230 lb or ~560 kg) in G (787.0 Hz)
Overhauled 1932 by Alfred Bowell
Peals View 32 peals in the Felstead Database
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 4¼ cwt 1304.0 E 27.00" 1744 Thomas Gardiner Y 4
2 5 cwt 1152.0 D 28.75" 1744 Thomas Gardiner Y 4
3 5½ cwt 1055.0 C 31.00" 1744 Thomas Gardiner Y 4
4 7 cwt 950.0 B 32.69" 1640 Miles I Graye Y 8
5 8 cwt 855.0 A 34.07" 1702 Henry Pleasant Y 4
6 11 cwt 787.0 G 39.82" 1704 Henry Pleasant Y 8
Source: Raven; Dove tenor wt; P Denton(RWMC)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5,6 c1868
[1932]
Oak unidentified
[Alfred Bowell]
6.A 6.14
Contributed by: Philip Denton
Last updated: 04/03/2017
Update log
05/03/2021 overhaul added [Ringing World 1932 p646 via Neal Dodge]
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Content: Dove Team — Programming: Sid Baldwin & Richard Smith.
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