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Ixworth, Suffolk, S Mary
Place Ixworth
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Historic county Suffolk
Dove tower ID 14711
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 13–3–7 in FSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TL931703
Latitude & longitude 52.29760, 0.83078View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 52.29728, 0.83159
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Postcode IP31 2HH
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11753
URL http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/ixworth1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 250 performances here, of which 39 were peals and 22 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 13–3–7 in F
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 13–3–7 (1547 lb or 702 kg) in F (694.0 Hz)
Practices Tue
Projects & overhauls
2008 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul)
1925 by Alfred Bowell (major overhaul)
1864 by George T Bloomfield
Cracked tenor bell recast and rehung
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Tuned 2008
Peals View 52 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–1–71389.5F27.00″2007Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
24–2–241301.5E28.00″2007Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
35–2–21167.0D30.13″1682John DarbieY8FC
45–3–81044.0C31.75″1665John DarbieY8FC
56–2–2929.0B♭33.38″1665John DarbieYMFC
68–2–26873.5A36.00″c1498†Reginald ChurchYMFC
710–1–0770.5G39.50″c1470†Richard I BrasyerY8FC
813–3–7694.0F44.38″1864G Mears & CoR8FC
Source: M Chester(ch website); Raven; CBC; M Walker; P Cattermole; P Denton
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81882TimberGeorge Bullock6.A & ~ 6.F8.X
Update log
14/09/2022Event added [Newspaper- Bury & Norwich Post 06/12/1864 via Neal Dodge]
14/08/2022Fr1: Truss and layout added [Neal Dodge]
08/02/20221925 overhaul added; 1-8: turning added [Neal Dodge, Suffolk G PRO, from personal visit]
23/09/20216: founder and cast date amended [Neal Dodge, taken from the Ranald Clouston papers]
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