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Cratfield, Suffolk, S Mary
Place Cratfield
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
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 Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode IP19 0BU
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
URL https://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/cratfield1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 6, tenor 16 cwt in E
Bells 6 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 16 cwt (1792 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
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 5½ cwt 1100.0 C♯ 31.50" 1781 Chapman & Mears Y 4
2 6¾ cwt 974.7 B 33.06" 1593† William Brend R 8
3 7¾ cwt 875.0 A 35.50" 1618 William & Alice Brend R 8
4 9½ cwt 799.5 G♯ 38.56" 1585† Henry Tapsell R 8
5 14¾ cwt 734.0 F♯ 42.88" 1618† William Brend R 8
6 16 cwt 649.0 E 47.13" 1637 John II Brend R 8
Source: M Chester; CBC; D Sloman; P Denton(RWMC)
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Other bells
Bells Edit details
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
Clock 2 cwt D♯ 20.50" c1450† Richard I Brasyer Y 2
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
9 Clock Unidentified
1 1,2,3,4,5,6 of 6 c1640 Oak Unidentified 5.H 6
Contributed by: Philip Denton
Update log
21/03/2022 URL amended [Error detected during Xenu Link Sleuth checks. Alternative URL determined by TCJ via Tim Jackson]
24/11/2021 Clock: turning amended [Neal Dodge, taken from the Ranald Clouston papers]
20/11/2021 1778, 1782, 1809 overhauls added; tuning added [Neal Dodge quoting contemporary newspaper cutting]
06/11/2021 1906 overhaul added [Neal Dodge, quoting Bell News report]
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