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Debenham, Suffolk, S Mary Magd
Place Debenham
S Mary Magd
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Historic county Suffolk
Dove tower ID 12680
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 21–0–20 in E♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TM174632
Latitude & longitude 52.22415, 1.18205View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode IP14 6QN
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11974
Also Toilet
URL http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/debenham1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 163 performances here, of which 100 were peals and 8 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 21–0–20 in E♭
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 21–0–20 (2372 lb or 1076 kg) in E♭ (616.0 Hz)
Practices Tue
Projects & overhauls
1932 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
1817 by E Wythe & Son (major overhaul)
Rehung the bells
List all
Tuned 1932
Peals View 487 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–0–271235.0E♭29.75″1891Mears & StainbankRFC
25–3–11162.0D30.75″1761Lester & PackRFC
36–1–241036.0C32.13″1761Lester & PackRFC
47–2–18922.5B♭34.00″1932John Taylor & CoFNFC
58–0–20823.0A♭37.50″1793Thomas I MearsRFC
611–0–17776.0G39.13″1932John Taylor & CoFNFC
713–3–26691.5F43.00″1932John Taylor & CoFNFC
821–0–20616.0E♭48.63″1932John Taylor & CoFNFC
Source: M Smith; J Hedgcock; A Higson; P Denton
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81932Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h
Contributed by: Philip Denton
Update log
19/08/2023Toilet added [Neal Dodge]
14/09/2022Overhaul added [Newspaper- Ipswich Journal 22/02/1817 via Neal Dodge]
02/06/20204,6,7,8: turning added [[James Hedgcock] via 00013790]
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