Great Bircham, Norfolk, S Mary V
| Place | Great Bircham S Mary V |
| Lieutenancy area | Norfolk |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Norfolk |
| Dove tower ID | 11634 |
| Rings | 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–0–17 in A♭See below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | TF770325 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.86173, 0.62828View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | PE31 6GP |
| Diocese | Norwich |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 9165 |
| URLs | http://dockingbenefice.co.uk/bircham.htm https://ndar.org.uk/towers/great-bircham/ https://churchbellsofnorfolk.weebly.com/great-bircham-st-mary.html |
| Affiliation | Norwich Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 9 performances here, of which 3 were peals and none were in the last two years |
Ring of 5, tenor 9–0–17 in A♭
| Bells | 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 9–0–17 (1025 lb or 465 kg) in A♭ (847.5 Hz) |
| Practices | Thu 19:00 |
| Overhauled | 1923 by Mears & Stainbank |
| Peals | View 8 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Anticlockwise |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3¼ cwt | 1320.0 | E♭ | 25.50″ | c1690 | Charles Newman | FC | ||||
| 2 | 4¼ cwt | 1131.0 | D♭ | 28.00″ | c1690 | Charles Newman | FC | ||||
| 3 | 5½ cwt | 1064.5 | C | 30.75″ | 1878 | John Warner & Sons | Y | FC | |||
| 4 | 6–3–0 | 958.0 | B♭ | 33.75″ | 1923 | Mears & Stainbank | FC | ||||
| 5 | 9–0–17 | 847.5 | A♭ | 37.50″ | 1923 | Mears & Stainbank | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,2,3,4,5 | 1878 | Oak | 5.12 |
Update log
| 30/07/2022 | Fr1: layout added; URLs added [Church Bells of Norfolk website] |
| 27/05/2020 | Tenor note & ring key not A (nominal Ab+35c) [Nick Bowden (C Richmond) via pNBR] |
| 27/05/2020 | 1-5: nominal added,note amended [Nick Bowden via 00013780] |
| 25/08/2019 | URL added [TimJ via e-mail] |
| 16/08/2019 | URL removed (not working): Chris Mansfield [myweb.tiscali.co.uk/birchambellringers via e-mail] |