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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
Source: Raven; Dove tenor wt; P Denton(RWMC)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5,6 c1868 Oak Unidentified 6.A 6.14
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 1932 by Alfred Bowell
Contributed by: Philip Denton
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]
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Content: Dove Team — Programming: Sid Baldwin & Richard Smith.
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