Tower details: Somersham, Cambridgeshire, S John Bapt

Place	Somersham S John Bapt
Lieutenancy area	Cambridgeshire
Country	England
Historic county	Huntingdonshire
Dove tower ID	11383
Rings	6 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–0–24 in F♯See below
Frames	1See below
Grid reference	TL360778
Latitude & longitude	52.38191, -0.00323View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode	PE28 3EG
Diocese	Ely
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	I by Historic England
Church heritage record	4693
Also	Toilet
Affiliation	Ely Diocesan Association
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard Customise As of last night, BellBoard listed 33 performances here, of which 6 were peals and 2 were in the last two years

Bells	6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	12–0–24 (1368 lb or 621 kg) in F♯
Practices	Thu (with exceptions)
Projects & overhauls	1782 by Edward Arnold (ring created) Ring installed List all
Peals	View 22 peals in the Felstead Database

	Bell	Weight	Frequency	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	5–2–26		D♯	29.00″	1782	Edward Arnold			FC
	2	5–3–23		C♯	30.00″	1782	Edward Arnold			FC
	3	7–0–14		B	33.50″	1782	Edward Arnold			FC
	4	8–3–5		A♯	35.50″	1782	Edward Arnold			FC
	5	9–3–21		G♯	38.00″	1782	Edward Arnold			FC
	6	12–0–24		F♯	41.50″	1782	Edward Arnold			FC

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	1	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	1782	Oak		6.A	6.5 R

Contributed by: Tim Jackson

27/11/2025	Ely DA URL deleted; gives 404 error (not found) [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker]
08/05/2020	fr1: material amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
25/04/2020	1-6: frameid added; fr1: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]