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Hessett, Suffolk, S Ethelbert
Place Hessett
S Ethelbert
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Historic county Suffolk
Dove tower ID 17053
Rings 5 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 16 cwt in FSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TL936618
Latitude & longitude 52.22066, 0.83398View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode IP30 9AX
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11779
URL http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/hessett1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 7 performances here, of which 2 were peals and none were in the last two years
Ring of 5, tenor 16 cwt in F
Bells 5 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 16 cwt (~1790 lb or ~810 kg) in F (701.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1895 by George Day & Sons (major overhaul)
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Peals View 2 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information One bell (or more) cracked or broken: bells #2 and #3 are cracked
Unringable
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
16 cwt1077.0C31.06″1895John Warner & SonsYNFC
26¾ cwt942.0B♭32.69″1724John StephensR4FC
38½ cwt902.0A36.63″1787Thomas OsbornY4FC
410 cwt777.0G38.00″1724John StephensY4FC
516 cwt701.0F43.06″1724John StephensY4FC
Source: Raven; Dove tenor wt; D Sloman(RWMC); C Garner; P Denton
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5c1499Oak5.R5.12
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 1724
Frame layout modified from Layout 4.4 (reversed) to Layout 5.12.
Contributed by: Philip Denton
Update log
13/02/2024Frame Fr1: mod added [Neal Dodge. Details of the old frame taken from Ranald Clouston's papers and contemporary newspaper cutting via Frame Backlog]
27/06/2023Cracked bells flagged [Tim Jackson]
04/05/20212 & 3 cracked in the crown [R M W Clouston papers via Neal Dodge]
04/05/2021Overhaul added [Neal Dodge quoting contemporary newspaper cutting]
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