Sutton in the Isle, Cambridgeshire, S Andrew
| Place | Sutton in the Isle S Andrew |
| Lieutenancy area | Cambridgeshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic subdivision | Isle of Ely |
| Historic county | Cambridgeshire |
| Dove tower ID | 14712 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 18¾ cwt in ESee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | TL448789 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.38965, 0.12673View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | CB6 2RH |
| Diocese | Ely |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 4750 |
| URL | http://ely.elyda.org.uk/towers/sutton-details |
| Affiliation | Ely Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search 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 boards | No 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
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 18¾ cwt (~2100 lb or ~950 kg) in E (677.0 Hz) |
| Peals | View 13 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | One bell (or more) from ring unringable: treble & tenor Only limited ringing allowed |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6¾ cwt | C♯ | 31.00″ | 1819 | William Dobson | Y | FC | ||||
| 2 | 7¾ cwt | 993.5 | B | 33.00″ | 1654 | Miles III Graye | Y | FC | |||
| 3 | 9 cwt | 892.5 | A | 35.50″ | 1691 | Charles Newman | R | FC | |||
| 4 | 10¼ cwt | 842.5 | G♯ | 37.00″ | 1700 | Charles Newman | Y | FC | |||
| 5 | 13¼ cwt | 755.0 | F♯ | 41.00″ | 1722 | Henry Penn | Y | FC | |||
| 6 | 18¾ cwt | 677.0 | E | 46.00″ | 1722 | Henry Penn | Y | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [1] | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | c1620 | Oak | 5.R | 5.X |
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
| 01/12/2025 | Fr1: 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] |
| 31/08/2025 | Treble unringble [Doug Davis, Info from local during Ely DA Open Day 30th August 202 via #009121] |
| 24/06/2020 | fr1: layout added, mod layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 22/03/2020 | Tenor u/r; no longer regularly practise; ringing limited [TimJ(#270 G Horritt per T Ridgman Ely D Adviser) via e-mail] |