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Beccles, Suffolk, The Bell Tower
Place Beccles
The Bell Tower
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Dove tower ID 14928
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 25–1–25 in D♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TM421904
Latitude & longitude 52.45829, 1.56258View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode NR34 9HE
Ownership Local Authority (Secular)
Listed grade I by Historic England
URL http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/beccles1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 10, tenor 25–1–25 in D♭
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 25–1–25 (2853 lb or 1294 kg) in D♭ (550.0 Hz)
All rings
10, 25–1–25 in D♭
6, 11–0–3 in A♭
Practice Wed
Overhauled
2012 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Being rehung; 3rd found to be cracked and recast
1909 by John Taylor & Co
Overhaul
1871 by George Day & Sons
Overhaul
Peals View 126 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Former detached tower of (extant) ch of S Michael Arch
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 7–0–6 1388.0 F 30.50" 1762 Lester & Pack R
2 6–0–21 1239.5 E♭ 30.50" 1762 Lester & Pack R
3 6–3–2 1102.0 D♭ 32.00" 2012 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F
4 7–1–17 1035.0 C 33.00" 1909 John Taylor & Co F
5 8–0–5 926.0 B♭ 36.13" 1889 John Warner & Sons R
6 11–0–3 825.5 A♭ 39.25" 1909 John Taylor & Co F
7 12–0–8 735.0 G♭ 42.00" 1871 John Warner & Sons R
8 13–2–9 692.0 F 44.25" 1889 John Warner & Sons R
9 20–0–2 619.0 E♭ 47.88" 1909 John Taylor & Co F
10 25–1–25 550.0 D♭ 55.00" 1762 Lester & Pack R
Source: J Hedgcock(twr bd); J B Pickup; A Higson; B Kipling; TimJ
Contributed by: [James Hedgcock]
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 1909 Steel John Taylor & Co
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
09/07/2021 Overhauls noted in 1871 (Day) and Taylors (1909) [Newspaper reports via Neal Dodge]
17/08/2019 1-10: frameid added; frame info added [Tim Jackson via 00013549]
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