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Offton, Suffolk, S Mary
Place Offton
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Dove tower ID 13140
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–1–18 in ASee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 3See below
Grid reference TM066496
Latitude & longitude 52.10643, 1.01554View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode IP8 4RP
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Also Toilet
URL http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/offton1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 8, tenor 8–1–18 in A
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–1–18 (942 lb or 427 kg) in A (878.0 Hz)
Practice Tue
Peals View 94 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 2–2–14 1778.0 A 22.00" 1983 John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd F N
2 2–3–10 1676.0 G♯ 23.00" 1983 John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd F N
3 3–0–18 1491.0 F♯ 24.00" 1958 John Taylor & Co F N
4 3–2–3 1326.0 E 26.00" 1733 Thomas Gardiner Y
5 3–3–23 1179.0 D 27.50" 1700 Henry Pleasant Y
6 4–1–19 1110.2 C♯ 28.25" 2017 John Taylor & Co F N
7 4–2–20 988.0 B 30.75" 1667 John Darbie R
8 8–1–18 878.0 A 36.13" 1700 Henry Pleasant Y
Source: A Higson; CBC; D Potter(JTco); P Mason; P Denton
Contributed by: Andrew Higson
Other bells
Bells Edit details
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
ex6 4–2–16 1111.0 C♯ 29.00" c1470† Bury St Edmunds foundry Y
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
2 3,4,5,6,7,8 of 8 1959 Cast iron John Taylor & Co 8.3.C.e 6.4
1 1,2 of 8 1983 Steel John Taylor & Co
1A ex6 Unidentified
Contributed by: Philip Denton
Update log
25/02/2019 3-8,ex6: frameid amended; fr1,fr2: frame info added [Philip Denton via 00013319]
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