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Wattisfield, Suffolk, S Margaret
Place Wattisfield
S Margaret
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Dove tower ID 11239
Rings 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 9 cwt in G♯See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TM010741
Latitude & longitude 52.32895, 0.94863View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode IP22 1NS
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
URL http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/wattisfield1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
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Ring of 5, tenor 9 cwt in G♯
Bells 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 9 cwt (1008 lb or ~460 kg) in G♯ (832.0 Hz)
Overhauled
1896 by George Day & Sons
Peals View 4 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 4¼ cwt 1271.0 D♯ 27.00" 1685 John Darbie Y 4
2 4¾ cwt 1132.0 C♯ 28.50" 1685 John Darbie Y 4
3 5¼ cwt 1068.0 B♯ 29.75" 1685 John Darbie Y 4
4 6¾ cwt 932.0 A♯ 32.94" 1584† W Land & T Draper Y 4
5 9 cwt 832.0 G♯ 37.00" 1685 John Darbie Y 4
Source: Raven; Dove tenor wt; CBC; SGR website; S Young; P Denton(RWMC)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5 c1499 Oak Unidentified ~ 5.A & 6.D 5.1
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: c 1890 by George Day & Sons
Frame modified by the addition of oak type 6.D trusses
Contributed by: Philip Denton
Update log
26/11/2021 Overhaul added [Neal Dodge quoting contemporary newspaper cutting]
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