Westhorpe, Suffolk, S Margaret
| Place | Westhorpe S Margaret |
| Lieutenancy area | Suffolk |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Suffolk |
| Dove tower ID | 12104 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–3–3 in ASee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | TM043692 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.28323, 0.99461View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | IP14 4SU |
| Diocese | St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 11679 |
| URLs | https://westhorpebells.co.uk/ http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/westhorpe1.php |
| Affiliation | Suffolk Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed no performances here |
Ring of 6, tenor 8–3–3 in A
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 8–3–3 (983 lb or 446 kg) in A (862.6 Hz) |
| Overhauled | 2024 by John Taylor & Co Bells to be conserved, tuned and rehung. A new treble will be cast to augment the ring to six. The treble and 5th of 5 to be recast as the new 2nd and tenor of 6, the 2nd & 4th of 5 to be reused as the new 3rd and 5th of 6. The 3rd of 5 will be scrapped and replaced by the old 4 of 10 from Stafford. |
| Projects & events | 5List |
| Peals | No peals listed in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–0–8 | 1446.0 | F♯ | 26.00″ | 2024 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–0–19 | 1292.1 | E | 27.00″ | 2024 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–2–1 | 1145.9 | D♭ | 28.50″ | 1702 | Henry Pleasant | Y | 4 | FC | ||
| 4 [1] | 4–2–3 | 1086.1 | C♯ | 29.00″ | 1709 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–1–25 | 965.1 | B♭ | 32.20″ | c1530† | Roger Reve | Y | 4 | FC | ||
| 6 | 8–3–3 | 862.6 | A | 36.00″ | 2024 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | c1500 | Oak | 5.D & 5.R | 5.12 | ||||
| 1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | 2024 | Steel | John Taylor & Co | 8.1.B.a | 6.1 |
Notes
[1]Origin of bell
Former 4 of 10 at Stafford.
Published: 13/01/2024
Update log
| 24/05/2024 | Project completed [David Potter] |
| 09/05/2024 | Test ring was successfully carried out on 01/May/2024 and so the bells are now a ringable six. However, further work remains to be done to complete the project [Clive Mees, local contact, and Neal Dodge, Suffolk G PRO] |
| 19/03/2024 | New frame info added [Andrew Ogden, Taylors] |
| 02/03/2024 | Fr1: mod amended [Neal Dodge. Details of the old frame taken from Ranald Clouston's papers via Frame Backlog] |
| 13/01/2024 | Project description updated following analysis of the bells and project development. [Clive Mees, local contact] |
| 30/12/2023 | Fr1: Mod added [Neal Dodge. Details of the old frame taken from Ranald Clouston's papers via Frame Backlog] |
| 27/10/2023 | 1-5: weight amended [JT & Co. Weights as received at our works via Andrew Ogden #005822] |
| 21/10/2023 | URL added [URL provided by Clive Mees, local contact] |
| 31/07/2023 | New project added [David Potter #005428] |
| 12/03/2023 | Project to rehang the bells and augment to 6 [Neal Dodge] |
| 10/07/2021 | URL amended [Tim Jackson] |
| 09/07/2021 | 4: founder amended. GF noted. [R M W Clouston papers via Neal Dodge] |