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New Buckenham, Norfolk, S Martin
Place New Buckenham
S Martin
Lieutenancy area Norfolk
Country England
Historic county Norfolk
Dove tower ID 16308
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–0–7 in GSee below
3 (chime), tenor 7 cwtSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TM087905
Latitude & longitude 52.47298, 1.07273View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode NR16 2AT
Diocese Norwich
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 9036
Also Toilet
URL https://ndar.org.uk/towers/new-buckenham/
Affiliation Norwich Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 98 performances here, of which 23 were peals and none were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 11–0–7 in G
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 11–0–7 (1239 lb or 562 kg) in G (792.6 Hz)
Overhauled
2005 by Whites of Appleton
1871 by George Day & Sons
Bells rehung
Tuned 2005
Peals View 36 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–1–141584.8G26.00″2005Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
24–3–251484.7F♯27.00″2005Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
35–0–51326.1E28.50″1814William DobsonYFC
44–3–61185.0D29.00″1814William DobsonYFC
55–1–141059.2C30.50″1814William DobsonYFC
65–3–20992.6B31.75″1814William DobsonYFC
78–1–9887.1A36.00″1814William DobsonYFC
811–0–7792.6G40.00″1814William DobsonYFC
Source: Mark Walker; Paul Cattermole; Philip Denton; CBC
Contributed by: Mark Walker
Chime of 3, tenor 7 cwt
Bells 3 (chime)Edit details
Tenor 7 cwt (~800 lb or ~400 kg)
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14 cwt26.00″c1499†Norwich foundryY
24½ cwt28.50″c1499†Norwich foundryY
37 cwt30.50″c1410†Norwich foundryY
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
91,2,3 of chime1814OakFrancis & Joseph Aldis
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 of 82005Cast ironWhites of Appleton
Update log
15/09/2022Overhaul year amended [Newspaper- Ipswich Journal 28 & 31 Jan 1871 via Neal Dodge]
28/12/20211-7: nominal added [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via David Sloman]
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