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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 map, or get directions from Google MapsList 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 (~950 lb or ~430 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
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15¾ cwt1100.0C♯31.63″c1499†Brasyers of Norwich (generic)Y4D
2<7–0–17968.0B33.38″1879John Taylor & CoRD
3<8–2–10851.0A35.50″1879John Taylor & CoRD
Source: GAD; CBC; P Cattermole; TimJ; N Bowden(C Richmond)
Contributed by: George Dawson
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3c1879Oak3.1
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
17/08/2023Project completion date amended (precise date not known) [Bert Frew, churchwarden]
05/08/2023Tuning year amended; 2-3: weight, canons amended; 1: turning amended [Bells were tuned and canons removed as part of recent Whites restoration project]
18/07/2023Project completed [Graham Clifton #005371]
13/07/2022Project under way [Dave Matthews, quoting the church warden (Bert Frew) who told him that “the bells are in Oxfordshire being tended to”]
25/06/2022New project added: Bells to be hung dead with electro magnetic hammers and 2 & 3 tuned (WoA). [Graham Clifton]
10/11/20201-3: nominal added [Nick Bowden via 00014108]
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