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Somerleyton, Suffolk, S Mary V
Place Somerleyton
S Mary V
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Historic county Suffolk
Dove tower ID 15762
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8½ cwt in ASee below
Grid reference TM492972
Latitude & longitude 52.51576, 1.67275View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode NR32 5PR
Diocese Norwich
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 9002
URL https://ndar.org.uk/towers/somerleyton
Affiliation Norwich Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 40 performances here, of which 7 were peals and none were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 8½ cwt in A
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8½ cwt (~950 lb or ~430 kg) in A (861.0 Hz)
Practices Tue
Projects & overhauls
1872 by George Day & Sons (major overhaul)
Bells rehung in new frame and treble added
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Peals View 56 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information One bell (or more) cracked or broken
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–231440.0F♯26.31″1872John Taylor & CoYFC
21300.0E26.88″1700James BartletYFC
31145.0D28.50″c1410†Thomas PotterYFC
41055.0C♯29.25″c1499†Brasyers of Norwich (generic)YFC
5937.0B33.25″c1499†Brasyers of Norwich (generic)YFC
68½ cwt861.0A37.00″1706Thomas NewmanYFC
Source: GAD NBR; CBC; Dove tenor wt; Philip Denton
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Update log
06/01/2023Overhaul added [The Ipswich Journal 12 Oct 1872, Sat Page 5]
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