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 Google Map or OpenStreetMapList 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 2 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 |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5¼ cwt | 1069.5 | C | 30.00″ | 1726 | John Stephens | Y | FC | |||
2 | 6¾ cwt | 984.0 | B♭ | 33.50″ | 1726 | John Stephens | Y | FC | |||
3 | 9 cwt | 851.0 | A♭ | 37.00″ | 1726 | John Stephens | Y | FC |
Details of frame
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,2,3 | 1887 | Oak | George Day & Sons | 6.D |
Update log
06/11/2022 | 1-3: canons added; Frame added; URLs added [Church Bells of Norfolk website] |