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Walpole St Andrew, Norfolk, S Andrew
PlaceWalpole St Andrew
S Andrew
Lieutenancy areaNorfolk
CountryEngland
Historic countyNorfolk
Dove tower ID10766
Rings6 (full-circle ring), tenor 15–2–16 in FSee below
Frames2See below
Grid referenceTF501175
Latitude & longitude52.73479, 0.22233View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodePE14 7LN
OwnershipChurches Conservation Trust
DioceseEly
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record18842
URLhttp://wisbech.elyda.org.uk/towers/walpole-a-details
AffiliationEly Diocesan Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 52 performances here, of which 30 were peals and 4 were 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.
Biographies
View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub
Ring of 6, tenor 15–2–16 in F
Bells6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor15–2–16 (1752 lb or 795 kg) in F (691.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1905 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Tenor added - with additional framework
1902 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
The five retuned and rehung with new fittings in a new frame
List all
Tuned1902
PealsView 37 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–121161.0D27.50″1768Joseph EayreRFC
23–3–121033.0C29.50″1768Joseph EayreRFC
35–1–12923.0B♭32.38″1603†Richard HoldfieldRFC
46–2–6866.0A34.25″1792Thomas OsbornRFC
59–2–0778.0G39.00″1622†Tobias I NorrisRFC
615–2–16691.0F46.50″1905John Taylor & CoFFC
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 51902Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C.e5.X14 ➔ 6.1
– 1.161905Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C.e1
Update log
09/05/2024Tuning year added; 1-6: canons added [Chris Pickford from the Taylors archive and see GAD NBR Ely Dio.]
05/05/2024Frame Fr1: year, maker, truss, layout added; material amended; frame Fr1.1 added [Taylor Archives by Chris Pickford; additional info by Bob Cox, tower captain]
02/05/2024Overhauls added; 1-6: nominal, diameter added [JT&Co records 1902 and 1905 via Chris Pickford #006912]
11/03/2024CofE Diocese added [CHR]
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