Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambridgeshire, S Mary
Place | Swaffham Bulbeck S Mary |
Lieutenancy area | Cambridgeshire |
Country | England |
Historic county | Cambridgeshire |
Dove tower ID | 13661 |
Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–1–25 in G♯See below |
Frames | 2See below |
Grid reference | TL555622 |
Latitude & longitude | 52.23645, 0.27597View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | CB25 0LX |
Diocese | Ely |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | I by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 4555 |
Also | Toilet |
URL | http://ely.elyda.org.uk/towers/swaffham-bulbeck-details |
Affiliation | Ely Diocesan Association |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 8, tenor 10–1–25 in G♯
Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 10–1–25 (1173 lb or 532 kg) in G♯ (805.0 Hz) |
Practices | Wed |
Peals | View 19 peals in the Felstead Database |
Also | Simulator |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4–0–22 | 1614.0 | G♯ | 25.00″ | 2000 | John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
2 | 4–1–19 | 1530.0 | F𝄪 | 26.00″ | 2000 | John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
3 | 5–1–15 | 1364.0 | E♯ | 28.63″ | 1820 | Robert Taylor & Son | Y | 4 | FC | ||
4 | 5–2–20 | 1215.0 | D♯ | 30.00″ | 1820 | Robert Taylor & Son | Y | 4 | FC | ||
5 | 6–0–21 | 1082.0 | C♯ | 32.00″ | 1820 | Robert Taylor & Son | Y | 4 | FC | ||
6 | 6–3–10 | 1019.0 | B♯ | 33.25″ | 1820 | Robert Taylor & Son | Y | 4 | FC | ||
7 | 7–1–27 | 904.0 | A♯ | 35.00″ | 1820 | Robert Taylor & Son | Y | 4 | FC | ||
8 | 10–1–25 | 805.0 | G♯ | 39.25″ | 1820 | Robert Taylor & Son | Y | 4 | FC |
Details of frames
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 1820 | Oak | Robert Taylor & Son | 6.A | 6.5 | |||
1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | 2000 | Steel | Hayward Mills Associates | 8.1.B.a | 8.3 |
Update log
06/01/2024 | Frame Fr2: maker added [Fr2 Information taken from ‘Cambridgeshire Bell Frames’, Robert Walker, 2001, with additional details from Chris Pickford] |
04/01/2024 | Frame Fr1: truss added; frame Fr2: frame added [Fr1 info by Peter Hayward; Fr2 info from Cambridgeshire Bell Frames by Robert Walker, with additional details from Chris Pickford via Frame Backlog] |
13/03/2022 | 1-8: turning added [Tower notice board via Neal Dodge] |
20/12/2021 | Toilet added [Lesley Boyle] |
17/11/2021 | Simulator added. There is also a new dumbbell/training aid. [Lesley Boyle via Email] |