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Acton, Suffolk, All Saints
Place Acton
All Saints
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Historic county Suffolk
Dove tower ID 11817
Rings 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–1–4 in F♯See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TL892452
Latitude & longitude 52.07307, 0.75938View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode CO10 0BA
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11823
Also Toilet
URL http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/acton1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 29 performances here, of which 5 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 5, tenor 8–1–4 in F♯
Bells 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–1–4 (928 lb or 421 kg) in F♯ (750.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1926 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul)
List all
Peals View 14 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Ellacombe apparatus
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–1–41105.0C♯27.88″1716John ThorntonY4FC
24–3–171000.0B30.50″1659Miles III GrayeY4FC
35–1–7943.0A♯32.00″1663Miles III GrayeY4FC
46–3–24841.0G♯35.38″1747Thomas GardinerY4FC
58–1–4750.0F♯38.00″1685Miles III GrayeY4FC
Source: Raven(Suff); Philip Denton(RWMCinfo)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,51926OakA Brown & Son6.A5.1
Contributed by: Philip Denton
Update log
19/08/2023Toilet added [Neal Dodge]
09/08/2022Frame Fr1: maker amended [RW 1926 & tower board via Neal Dodge]
28/07/2022Ellacombe added [Personal visit via Neal Dodge]
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