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Witnesham, Suffolk, S Mary
Place Witnesham
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Historic county Suffolk
Dove tower ID 12750
Rings 6 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 11 cwt in GSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TM179509
Latitude & longitude 52.11344, 1.18239View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode IP6 9EJ
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11579
URL https://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/witnesham1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 3 performances here, of which 1 was a peal and none were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 11 cwt in G
Bells 6 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 11 cwt (~1230 lb or ~560 kg) in G (797.0 Hz)
Peals View 4 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Unringable
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14¼ cwt1350.0E27.13″1871John Warner & SonsYNFC
24½ cwt1194.0D28.38″1660John DarbieYNFC
35¼ cwt1066.0C30.57″1717Thomas GardinerYNFC
46¼ cwt994.0B32.38″1660John DarbieYNFC
58 cwt873.0A35.75″1660John DarbieYNFC
611 cwt797.0G40.00″1660John DarbieY4FC
Source: Raven; Dove tenor wt; SGR website; P Denton(RWMC); Tim Jackson
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6c1660Timber5.M~ 6.7
Contributed by: Philip Denton
Update log
02/10/2021URL amended [Tim Jackson]
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