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Sparham, Norfolk, S Mary
Place Sparham
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Norfolk
Country England
Historic county Norfolk
Dove tower ID 12894
Rings 3 (full-circle ring), tenor 9 cwt in A♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TG070196
Latitude & longitude 52.73498, 1.06599View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode NR9 5AQ
Diocese Norwich
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 8797
URLs https://ndar.org.uk/towers/sparham/
https://churchbellsofnorfolk.weebly.com/sparham-st-mary.html
Affiliation Norwich Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 4 performances here, of which none were peals and none were in the last two years
Ring of 3, tenor 9 cwt in A♭
Bells 3 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 9 cwt (~1000 lb or ~500 kg) in A♭ (851.0 Hz)
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Ropes fall in a straight line
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15¼ cwt1069.5C30.00″1726John StephensYFC
26¾ cwt984.0B♭33.50″1726John StephensYFC
39 cwt851.0A♭37.00″1726John StephensYFC
Source: Garry Barr(twr notice); Paul Cattermole; Nick Bowden
Contributed by: Garry Barr
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,31887OakGeorge Day & Sons6.D
Update log
06/11/20221-3: canons added; Frame added; URLs added [Church Bells of Norfolk website]
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