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Woodbridge, Suffolk, S Mary V
Place Woodbridge
S Mary V
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Historic county Suffolk
Dove tower ID 11457
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 25–0–26 in DSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TM270490
Latitude & longitude 52.09341, 1.31312View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode IP12 4LP
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11714
URL http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/woodbridge1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 277 performances here, of which 28 were peals and 115 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 25–0–26 in D
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 25–0–26 (2826 lb or 1282 kg) in D (587.0 Hz)
Practices Tue
Overhauled
2020 by John Taylor & Co
Major restoration including frame repainting
1933 by Gillett & Johnston
1887 by George Day & Sons
Bells rehung and quarter turned
Projects & events 4List
Tuned 1933
Peals View 126 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Chiming barrel: disused
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
17–3–31182.0D33.00″1799Thomas OsbornRYFC
27–2–121114.0C♯33.00″1799Thomas OsbornRYFC
38–2–3985.0B35.00″1799Thomas OsbornRYFC
49–0–0884.0A35.94″1953Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
510–2–25790.0G40.00″1799Thomas OsbornR8FC
611–2–3740.0F♯42.00″1799Thomas OsbornRYFC
716–1–11660.0E45.25″1953Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
825–0–26587.0D53.00″1799Thomas OsbornR8FC
Source: C Pickford; P Denton(RWMC); TimJ(G&J info per AAJB)
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
21799Timber8.3
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81934Cast ironGillett & Johnston8.3.A.m ?8.3
Contributed by: Philip Denton
Update log
05/04/2023Disused chime barrel added [Neal Dodge]
06/01/2023Overhaul added [The Ipswich Journal 06 May 1887, Fri Page 2 via Neal Dodge]
04/10/2020Frame repainting complete [David Potter]
24/01/2020Bells rehung: stage 2 (frame repaint) later 2020 [TimJ (#261 info P Mason JTco) via e-mail]
14/11/2019Major restoration work in progress [TimJ (#253 info D Potter) via e-mail]
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