Fordham, Cambridgeshire, S Peter & S Mary Magd
| Place | Fordham S Peter & S Mary Magd |
| Lieutenancy area | Cambridgeshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Cambridgeshire |
| Dove tower ID | 16615 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 15–0–10 in FSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | TL633707 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.31037, 0.39456View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | CB7 5PA |
| Diocese | Ely |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 4550 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | http://ely.elyda.org.uk/towers/fordham-details |
| Affiliation | Ely Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 4 boards recording performances at this tower The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
Ring of 8, tenor 15–0–10 in F
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 15–0–10 (1690 lb or 767 kg) in F (681.5 Hz) |
| Practices | Thu |
| Projects & overhauls | 1988 by Local labour/guild/assn (major overhaul) |
| Peals | View 58 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Tower notice(s) / DBR info discrepant |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–1–17 | 1384.0 | F | 26.75″ | 1988 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | FC | |||
| 2 | 4–3–17 | 1306.5 | E | 27.75″ | 1988 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | FC | |||
| 3 | 5–2–17 | 1163.0 | D | 30.00″ | 1759 | Lester & Pack | R | FC | |||
| 4 | 6–0–0 | 1038.0 | C | 31.63″ | 1638 | Miles I Graye | Y | FC | |||
| 5 | 6–0–17 | 919.0 | B♭ | 33.88″ | 1964 | Mears & Stainbank | F | FC | |||
| 6 | 9–0–9 | 862.5 | A | 36.50″ | 1638 | Miles I Graye | Y | FC | |||
| 7 | 10–0–16 | 768.0 | G | 39.50″ | 1825 | William Dobson | R | FC | |||
| 8 | 15–0–10 | 681.5 | F | 45.13″ | 1964 | Mears & Stainbank | F | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1, 2, 3 | 1988 | Steel | Local labour/guild/assn | 8.1.B.a | 3.1 | ||
| 1 | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1964 | Cast iron | Mears & Stainbank | 8.3.A.h | 6.1 |
Update log
| 20/05/2020 | fr1: material amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 20/02/2019 | 1,2: diam added [David Sloman via 00013307] |