Blo' Norton, Norfolk, S Andrew
| Place | Blo' Norton S Andrew |
| Lieutenancy area | Norfolk |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Norfolk |
| Dove tower ID | 10685 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8 cwt in BSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | TM012797 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.37836, 0.95473View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | IP22 2JE |
| Diocese | Norwich |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 9033 |
| URL | https://ndar.org.uk/towers/blo-norton/ |
| Affiliation | Norwich Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 71 performances here, of which 24 were peals and none were in the last two years |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
Ring of 6, tenor 8 cwt in B
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 8 cwt (~900 lb or ~400 kg) in B (972.7 Hz) |
| Practices | Fri (Check to confirm) 09:30 |
| Projects & overhauls | 1794 by Thomas Osborn (ring created) Ring installed |
| Peals | View 45 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3½ cwt | 1621.3 | G♯ | 24.75″ | 1892 | John Warner & Sons | Y | FC | |||
| 2 | 3½ cwt | 1461.5 | F♯ | 25.25″ | 1794 | Thomas Osborn | Y | 4 | FC | ||
| 3 | 4 cwt | 1318.7 | E | 26.00″ | 1794 | Thomas Osborn | Y | 4 | FC | ||
| 4 | 5½ cwt | 1237.4 | D♯ | 28.75″ | 1794 | Thomas Osborn | Y | 4 | FC | ||
| 5 | 6 cwt | 1110.3 | C♯ | 30.00″ | 1794 | Thomas Osborn | Y | 4 | FC | ||
| 6 | 8 cwt | 972.7 | B | 33.50″ | 1794 | Thomas Osborn | Y | 4 | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 1894 | Timber | George Day & Sons | 6.D | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 | c1399 | Oak & timber | 3.Q ? | 5.1 |
Update log
| 25/09/2023 | Frame Fr1: original truss, layout added (current truss mixed); frame Fr2: material, truss, layout added [Bill Hibbert, from personal visit] |
| 05/07/2023 | 1-6: nominal, canons added; 2-6: turning added [Bells recorded 29/6/2023 via Bill Hibbert #005284] |
| 05/12/2022 | PN amended [NDAR website] |