Houghton St Giles, Norfolk, S Giles
| Place | Houghton St Giles S Giles |
| Lieutenancy area | Norfolk |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Norfolk |
| Dove tower ID | 10620 |
| Rings | 3 (chime), tenor 8½ cwt in ASee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | TF923353 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.88134, 0.85726View on OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | NR22 6AQ |
| Diocese | Norwich |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 9159 |
| URLs | https://churchbellsofnorfolk.weebly.com/houghton-st-giles.html https://ndar.org.uk/towers/houghton-st-giles |
| Affiliation | Norwich Diocesan Association |
Chime of 3, tenor 8½ cwt in A
| Bells | 3 (chime)Edit details |
| Tenor | 8½ cwt (952 lb or ~440 kg) in A (851.0 Hz) |
| Overhauled | 2022 by Whites of Appleton Formerly hung for full circle ringing, bells hung dead with electro magnetic hammers with 2 & 3 tuned |
| Tuned | 2022 |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5¾ cwt | 1100.0 | C♯ | 31.63″ | c1499† | Brasyers of Norwich (generic) | Y | 4 | D | ||
| 2 | <7–0–17 | 968.0 | B | 33.38″ | 1879 | John Taylor & Co | R | D | |||
| 3 | <8–2–10 | 851.0 | A | 35.50″ | 1879 | John Taylor & Co | R | D |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,2,3 | c1879 | Oak | Unidentified | 3.1 |
Update log
| 17/08/2023 | Project completion date amended (precise date not known) [Bert Frew, churchwarden] |
| 05/08/2023 | Tuning year amended; 2-3: weight, canons amended; 1: turning amended [Bells were tuned and canons removed as part of recent Whites restoration project] |
| 18/07/2023 | Project completed [Graham Clifton #005371] |
| 13/07/2022 | Project under way [Dave Matthews, quoting the church warden (Bert Frew) who told him that “the bells are in Oxfordshire being tended to”] |
| 25/06/2022 | New project added: Bells to be hung dead with electro magnetic hammers and 2 & 3 tuned (WoA). [Graham Clifton] |
| 10/11/2020 | 1-3: nominal added [Nick Bowden via 00014108] |