| Place | Bury St Edmunds Cath Ch of S James & S Edmund Shown in county lists as Bury St Edmunds Cath |
| Lieutenancy area | Suffolk |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Suffolk |
| Dove tower ID | 12587 |
| Rings | 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 27–2–5 in C♯See below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 3See below |
| Grid reference | TL855640 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.24367, 0.71669View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | IP33 1LY |
| Diocese | St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 11553 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/burystedmunds1.php |
| Affiliation | Suffolk Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
| Bells | 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details | |||||||||
| Tenor | 27–2–5 (3085 lb or 1399 kg) in C♯ (556.5 Hz) | |||||||||
| Extra bells | 6♭ | |||||||||
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| Practices | Thu | |||||||||
| Overhauled | 1977 by John Taylor & Co |
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| Projects & events | 2List | |||||||||
| Tuned | 1977 | |||||||||
| Peals | View 229 peals in the Felstead Database | |||||||||
| Also | Simulator | |||||||||
| Additional information | Detached tower |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6–3–27 | 1670.0 | G♯ | 28.25″ | 2011 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 6–2–4 | 1487.0 | F♯ | 29.00″ | 2011 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 6–1–17 | 1402.0 | E♯ | 30.50″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 4 | 6–1–23 | 1248.0 | D♯ | 31.38″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–3–20 | 1112.0 | C♯ | 32.63″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 6 | 7–2–9 | 1050.0 | B♯ | 33.75″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 7 | 7–3–12 | 936.0 | A♯ | 35.38″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 8 | 9–1–3 | 833.5 | G♯ | 38.00″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 9 | 11–1–27 | 743.0 | F♯ | 41.25″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 10 | 13–0–2 | 701.0 | E♯ | 43.25″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 11 | 17–2–5 | 624.0 | D♯ | 48.00″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 12 | 27–2–5 | 556.5 | C♯ | 54.00″ | 1785 | Thomas Osborn | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 6♭ | 7–3–18 | 991.0 | B | 33.75″ | 2013 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC |
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | 9 cwt | 850.0 | G♯ | 37.13″ | 1680 | John Darbie | Y |
[1]Frame Fr9N Location
Frame is located in the Norman Tower
Published: 22/01/2024; updated: 22/01/2024
[2]Frame Fr9N Layout
Similar to Layout 10.3 reverse with pit 5 turned through 90 degrees and sharing the side with pit 6. The layout 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 of Layout 10.3R is transposed to 6-5-4-3-2-1-10-9-7-8.
Published: 13/02/2023; updated: 22/01/2024
[3]Frame layout
Fr9 Layout is 6.8 (reversed) but with Pits A,C,D,F each replaced with two end-to-end pits
Published: 01/02/2024
[4]Frame Fr1N Location
Frame is located in the Norman Tower
Published: 22/01/2024
[5]Evolution of the frame
Fr1 was originally installed by Taylors in 1977 for 10 bells (Layout 10 non-std). It was rebuilt by Taylors in 2012 with additional frame sides for 13 bells. Only the rope falls for 10/12 and 12/12 remain unchanged.
Published: 25/07/2024
[6]Frame Fr1S Location
Frame is located in the South Transept
Published: 22/01/2024; updated: 22/01/2024
| 30/06/2023 | PN start time deleted (no start times are shown if between 19:00 and 20:00) [Tim Jackson] |
| 13/02/2023 | Frame layout description added. [Ranald Clouston via Neal Dodge] |
| 25/07/2022 | PN amended [Suffolk Guild website] |