Preston St Mary, Suffolk, S Mary V
Place | Preston St Mary S Mary V |
Lieutenancy area | Suffolk |
Country | England |
Dove tower ID | 15685 |
Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 11 cwt in GSee below |
Frames | 1See below |
Grid reference | TL945502 |
Latitude & longitude | 52.11650, 0.84071View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | CO10 9NQ |
Diocese | St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | I by Historic England |
URL | http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/preston1.php |
Affiliation | Suffolk Guild |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 6, tenor 11 cwt in G
Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 11 cwt (1232 lb or ~560 kg) in G (787.0 Hz) |
Overhauled | 1932 by Alfred Bowell 1868 by Flanders Green 1778 by John Smith |
Peals | View 32 peals in the Felstead Database |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4¼ cwt | 1304.0 | E | 27.00" | 1744 | Thomas Gardiner | Y | 4 | ||
2 | 5 cwt | 1152.0 | D | 28.75" | 1744 | Thomas Gardiner | Y | 4 | ||
3 | 5½ cwt | 1055.0 | C | 31.00" | 1744 | Thomas Gardiner | Y | 4 | ||
4 | 7 cwt | 950.0 | B | 32.69" | 1640 | Miles I Graye | Y | 8 | ||
5 | 8 cwt | 855.0 | A | 34.07" | 1702 | Henry Pleasant | Y | 4 | ||
6 | 11 cwt | 787.0 | G | 39.82" | 1704 | Henry Pleasant | Y | 8 |
Details of frame
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | c1868 | Oak | Unidentified | 6.A | 6.14 |
Update log
24/09/2021 | Overhauls (1778 & 1868) added [Neal Dodge quoting contemporary newspaper cutting] |
08/03/2021 | place name changed from Preston [The OS name for this settlement is Preston St Mary] |
05/03/2021 | overhaul added [Ringing World 1932 p646 via Neal Dodge] |