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St Cross South Elmham, Suffolk, S George (or S Cross)
Place St Cross South Elmham
S George (or S Cross)
or South Elmham or Sandcroft
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Dove tower ID 16498
Rings 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 8½ cwt in ASee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TM299842
Latitude & longitude 52.40800, 1.37922View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode IP20 0NY
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
URL https://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/southelmhamstcross1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 5, tenor 8½ cwt in A
Bells 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8½ cwt (952 lb or ~430 kg) in A (870.0 Hz)
Overhauled
1915 by Alfred Bowell
1888 by Henry Bowell
Peals View 6 peals in the Felstead Database
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 4¼ cwt 1290.0 E 27.50" 1844 John Taylor & Son Y N
2 4½ cwt 1175.0 D 27.50" 1610 William & Alice Brend Y N
3 5¼ cwt 1089.5 C♯ 29.50" c1599† 'Burlingham type' Y 4
4 6¾ cwt 959.5 B 32.88" c1499† Richard I Brasyer Y 4
5 8½ cwt 870.0 A 36.13" 1635 John II Brend Y 4
Source: Raven; CBC; Dove tenor wt; SGR website; P Denton(RWMC)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5 c1844 Oak Unidentified 6.A − 5.1
Contributed by: Philip Denton
Update log
22/03/2022 URL amended [Error detected during Xenu Link Sleuth checks. Alternative URL determined by TCJ via Tim Jackson]
26/11/2021 5: approx weight amended [Taken from the Ranald Clouston papers via Neal Dodge]
26/11/2021 1888 & 1915 overhauls added [Bowell CD, Pickford]
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Content: Dove Team — Programming: Sid Baldwin & Richard Smith.
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