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Walpole St Andrew, Norfolk, S Andrew
Place Walpole St Andrew
S Andrew
Lieutenancy area Norfolk
Country England
Historic county Norfolk
Dove tower ID 10766
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 15–2–16 in FSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TF501175
Latitude & longitude 52.73479, 0.22233View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode PE14 7LN
Ownership Churches Conservation Trust
Diocese Ely
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 18842
URL http://wisbech.elyda.org.uk/towers/walpole-a-details
Affiliation Ely Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 26 performances here, of which 6 were peals and 8 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 15–2–16 in F
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 15–2–16 (1752 lb or 795 kg) in F (691.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1905 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Tenor added - with additional framework
1902 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
The five retuned and rehung with new fittings in a new frame
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Tuned 1902
Peals View 37 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–121161.0D27.50″1768Joseph EayreRFC
23–3–121033.0C29.50″1768Joseph EayreRFC
35–1–12923.0B♭32.38″1603†Richard HoldfieldRFC
46–2–6866.0A34.25″1792Thomas OsbornRFC
59–2–0778.0G39.00″1622†Tobias I NorrisRFC
615–2–16691.0F46.50″1905John Taylor & CoFFC
Source: C Pickford; JCB(Bevis); D Sloman(CBC)
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1]1,2,3,4,51902Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C.e5.X14 ➔ 6.1
– 1.161905Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C.e1
Notes

[1]Frame Fr1 layout

Frame Fr1 Layout is Layout 6.1 minus Pit A.

Published: 09/05/2024; updated: 06/03/2025

Update log
09/05/2024Tuning year added; 1-6: canons added [Chris Pickford from the Taylors archive and see GAD NBR Ely Dio.]
05/05/2024Frame Fr1: year, maker, truss, layout added; material amended; frame Fr1.1 added [Taylor Archives by Chris Pickford; additional info by Bob Cox, tower captain]
02/05/2024Overhauls added; 1-6: nominal, diameter added [JT&Co records 1902 and 1905 via Chris Pickford #006912]
11/03/2024CofE Diocese added [CHR]
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