
All Saints, Laxfield, Suffolk
Place | Laxfield All Saints |
Grid Ref | TM296724 |
Postcode | IP13 8DL |
Lat, Long | 52.30206, 1.36616Locate using Google Map or OS Map or OpenStreetMap |
SatNav | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Lieutenancy area | Suffolk |
Country | England |
Diocese | St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
Church | Church of England |
Listed Gr | I by Historic England |
Rings | 6 (full circle ring), tenor 15-1-9 in ESee below |
Frames | 1See below |
URL | https://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/laxfield1.php |
Affiliation | Suffolk Guild |
Dove tower ID | 17070 |
Ring of 6, tenor 15-1-9 in E
Bells | 6 (full circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 15-1-9 (1717 lb or 779 kg) in E (671.5 Hz) |
Additional information | Future plans: To be augmented to 8 in a new frame; ringing discontinued while restoration work under way; anticlockwise |
Overhauled | 1922 by Alfred Bowell |
TowerBase ID | 2906View Felstead peals |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 cwt | 1114.0 | C♯ | 30.06" | 1760 | Lester & Pack | R | 4 | ||
2 | 5½ cwt | 1019.0 | B | 30.63" | 1873 | John Warner & Sons | R | 4 | ||
3 | 8 cwt | 887.0 | A | 35.63" | c1490† | Bury St Edmunds foundry | R | 8 | ||
4 | 9½ cwt | 834.0 | G♯ | 37.94" | 1873 | John Warner & Sons | R | 4 | ||
5 | 14 cwt | 742.0 | F♯ | 41.25" | c1599† | 'Burlingham type' | R | 8 | ||
6 | 15-1-9 | 671.5 | E | 45.00" | 1922 | Alfred Bowell | F | N |
Details of frame
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | c1499 | Oak | unidentified | mixed | NonStd |
Update log
03/10/2020 | Major restoration begun, some recasting, and augmentation to eight [David Potter] |
30/09/2020 | Updated URL [Chris Garner via Email] |
04/09/2020 | To be augmented to 8 in a new frame [Neal Dodge via Email] |