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Cratfield, Suffolk, S Mary
Place Cratfield
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Historic county Suffolk
Dove tower ID 14556
Rings 6 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 16 cwt in ESee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TM313748
Latitude & longitude 52.32278, 1.39375View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode IP19 0BU
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11905
URL https://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/cratfield1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
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Ring of 6, tenor 16 cwt in E
Bells 6 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 16 cwt (~1790 lb or ~810 kg) in E (649.0 Hz)
Overhauled
1906 by Henry Bowell
1809 by John Burgess
1782 by Mr Savage
and augmented to 6; tuned by Mr Field of Halesworth
1778 by James Tillott
Tuned 1782
Peals View 5 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Unringable
Anticlockwise
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15½ cwt1100.0C♯31.50″1781Chapman & MearsY4FC
26¾ cwt974.7B33.06″1593†William BrendR8FC
37¾ cwt875.0A35.50″1618William & Alice BrendR8FC
49½ cwt799.5G♯38.56″1585†Henry TapsellR8FC
514¾ cwt734.0F♯42.88″1618†William BrendR8FC
616 cwt649.0E47.13″1637John II BrendR8FC
Source: M Chester; CBC; D Sloman; P Denton(RWMC)
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Clock2 cwtD♯20.50″c1450†Richard I BrasyerY2
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9Clock
11,2,3,4,5,6c1640Oak5.H5.12 ➔ 6.X
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 1782 by Mr Savage
Extended frame to six
Contributed by: Philip Denton
Update log
13/08/2022Fr1: layout amended [Ranald Clouston papers 1961 via Neal Dodge]
21/03/2022URL amended [Error detected during Xenu Link Sleuth checks. Alternative URL determined by TCJ via Tim Jackson]
24/11/2021Clock: turning amended [Neal Dodge, taken from the Ranald Clouston papers]
20/11/20211778, 1782, 1809 overhauls added; tuning added [Neal Dodge quoting contemporary newspaper cutting]
06/11/20211906 overhaul added [Neal Dodge, quoting Bell News report]
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