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Wicken, Cambridgeshire, S Laurence
Place Wicken
S Laurence
Lieutenancy area Cambridgeshire
Country England
Dove tower ID 14544
Rings 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 7½ cwt in ASee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TL577705
Latitude & longitude 52.31073, 0.31208View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode CB7 5LT
Diocese Ely
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Also Toilet
URL http://ely.elyda.org.uk/towers/wicken-details
Affiliation Ely Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 5, tenor 7½ cwt in A
Bells 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 7½ cwt (840 lb or ~380 kg) in A (888.0 Hz)
Peals View 3 peals in the Felstead Database
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 4 cwt 1368.5 E 25.50" 1634 John Draper Y
2 4¾ cwt 1245.5 D 27.50" 1703 Thomas Newman Y
3 5¾ cwt 1128.5 C♯ 30.50" c1480† Bury St Edmunds foundry Y
4 6¼ cwt 969.0 B 32.00" 1582† Stephen II Tonne & W Land Y
5 7½ cwt 888.0 A 34.50" 1660 Miles III Graye Y
Source: G Barr(twr info); CBC; A Marchant; P Denton; TimJ(#289)
Contributed by: Garry Barr
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5 <1552 Timber Unidentified ~ 6.H & 6.H 5.12
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: c 1910 by George Day & Sons
Frame modified from layout 4
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
25/06/2020 1-5: frameid added; fr1: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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