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Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Cath Ch of S James & S Edmund
Place Bury St Edmunds
Cath Ch of S James & S Edmund
Shown in county lists as Bury St Edmunds Cath
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Historic county Suffolk
Dove tower ID 12587
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 27–2–5 in C♯See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 3See below
Grid reference TL855640
Latitude & longitude 52.24367, 0.71669View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode IP33 1LY
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11553
Also Toilet
URL http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/burystedmunds1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 12, tenor 27–2–5 in C♯ : Norman Tower
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 27–2–5 (3085 lb or 1399 kg) in C♯ (556.5 Hz)
Extra bells 6♭
All rings
1227–2–5 in C♯12 as tenor
811–1–27 in F♯9 as tenor, using 6♭
69–1–3 in G♯8 as tenor
Practices Thu
Overhauled
1977 by John Taylor & Co
Projects & events 2List
Tuned 1977
Peals View 224 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Simulator
Additional information Detached tower
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
16–3–271670.0G♯28.25″2011John Taylor & CoFNFC
26–2–41487.0F♯29.00″2011John Taylor & CoFNFC
36–1–171402.0E♯30.50″1785Thomas OsbornR4FC
46–1–231248.0D♯31.38″1785Thomas OsbornR4FC
56–3–201112.0C♯32.63″1785Thomas OsbornR4FC
67–2–91050.0B♯33.75″1785Thomas OsbornR4FC
77–3–12936.0A♯35.38″1785Thomas OsbornR4FC
89–1–3833.5G♯38.00″1785Thomas OsbornR4FC
911–1–27743.0F♯41.25″1785Thomas OsbornR4FC
1013–0–2701.0E♯43.25″1785Thomas OsbornR4FC
1117–2–5624.0D♯48.00″1785Thomas OsbornR4FC
1227–2–5556.5C♯54.00″1785Thomas OsbornR4FC
6♭7–3–18991.0B33.75″2013John Taylor & CoFNFC
Source: J Hedgcock; ADH; P Denton(RWMC info)
Contributed by: [James Hedgcock]
Other bells : South Transept
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Service9 cwt850.0G♯37.13″1680John DarbieY
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
2N [1] c1785 Timber Unidentified 6.D 10.X
1N 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,6b 1977 Cast iron & steel John Taylor & Co 8.3.A.h 13
1S Service Unidentified 1
Notes

[1]Frame layout

Similar to Layout 10.3 reverse with pit 5 turned through 90 degrees and sharing the side with pit 6. The layout 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 of Layout 10.3R is transposed to 6-5-4-3-2-1-10-9-7-8.

Published: 13/02/2023

Update log
30/06/2023 PN start time deleted (no start times are shown if between 19:00 and 20:00) [Tim Jackson]
13/02/2023 Frame layout description added. [Ranald Clouston via Neal Dodge]
25/07/2022 PN amended [Suffolk Guild website]
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