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Sutton in the Isle, Cambridgeshire, S Andrew
PlaceSutton in the Isle
S Andrew
Lieutenancy areaCambridgeshire
CountryEngland
Historic subdivisionIsle of Ely
Historic countyCambridgeshire
Dove tower ID14712
Rings6 (full-circle ring), tenor 18¾ cwt in ESee below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceTL448789
Latitude & longitude52.38965, 0.12673View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeCB6 2RH
DioceseEly
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record4750
URLhttp://ely.elyda.org.uk/towers/sutton-details
AffiliationEly Diocesan Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 4 performances here, of which none were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Peal boardsNo peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet
The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here.
Ring of 6, tenor 18¾ cwt in E
Bells6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor18¾ cwt (~2100 lb or ~950 kg) in E (677.0 Hz)
PealsView 13 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional informationOne bell (or more) from ring unringable: treble & tenor
Only limited ringing allowed
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
16¾ cwtC♯31.00″1819William DobsonYFC
27¾ cwt993.5B33.00″1654Miles III GrayeYFC
39 cwt892.5A35.50″1691Charles NewmanRFC
410¼ cwt842.5G♯37.00″1700Charles NewmanYFC
513¼ cwt755.0F♯41.00″1722Henry PennYFC
618¾ cwt677.0E46.00″1722Henry PennYFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1]1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6c1620Oak5.R5.X
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: Date unknown
Frame modified from layout 4.2
Notes

[1]Frame Fr1 layout

Frame Fr1 Layout 5.X is Layout 5.7 but with Pit B extending the full width of the frame (thereby truncating Pit C) and holding bells 2/6 and 3/6.

Published: 01/12/2025; updated: 18/12/2025

Update log
01/12/2025Fr1: layout amended [Oliver Lee, citing Ancient Monuments Laboratory Report 15/95, “Tree-Ring Analysis of the Bellframe at St Andews, Sutton-in-the-Isle, Cambs”, I Tyers. See also ‘Cambridgeshire Bell Frames’, Robert Walker, 2001]
31/08/2025Treble unringble [Doug Davis, Info from local during Ely DA Open Day 30th August 202 via #009121]
24/06/2020fr1: layout added, mod layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
22/03/2020Tenor u/r; no longer regularly practise; ringing limited [TimJ(#270 G Horritt per T Ridgman Ely D Adviser) via e-mail]
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