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 map, or get directions from Google MapsList 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 3 performances here, of which none were peals and 3 were in the last two years |
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) |
| Practices | Sat (until 11:30) 10:00 |
| Overhauled | 2024 by John Taylor & Co Bells conserved, tuned, and rehung with all new fittings in a new frame. A new treble was cast to augment the ring from five to six. The treble and tenor of the original five were recast as the new 2nd and tenor of six, the 2nd & 4th of the original five were reused as the new 3rd and 5th of six, and the 3rd of the original five was scrapped being replaced by the former 4th of ten from Stafford. |
| 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]Bell 4/6 origin
Bell 4/6 was formerly bell 4/10 at Stafford.
Published: 13/01/2024; updated: 26/02/2025
Update log
| 14/10/2024 | PN added [Clive Mees, local contact] |
| 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 Fr1 added [Andrew Ogden, Taylors] |
| 19/03/2024 | Old frame Fr1 => frame Fr9 |
| 02/03/2024 | Frame 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 | Frame 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] |