Houghton, Cambridgeshire, S Mary
| Place | Houghton S Mary |
| Lieutenancy area | Cambridgeshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Huntingdonshire |
| Dove tower ID | 12946 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–0–16 in GSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | TL281720 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.33201, -0.12121View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | PE28 2BA |
| Diocese | Ely |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 4656 |
| Also | Toilet |
| Affiliation | Ely Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 1 board recording performances at this tower The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 6, tenor 8–0–16 in G
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 8–0–16 (912 lb or 414 kg) in G (792.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Mon (2nd) |
| Peals | View 24 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Additional information | PN rotates: Hilton; Houghton; Fenstanton; Holywell |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–1–13 | 1348.0 | E | 25.75″ | 1968 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 3–3–9 | 1212.0 | D | 26.75″ | c1599† | Edward Newcombe | FC | ||||
| 3 | 5–0–27 | 1072.0 | C | 30.50″ | 1626† | William Haulsey | FC | ||||
| 4 | 5–2–23 | 1004.0 | B | 31.75″ | 1626 | William Haulsey | FC | ||||
| 5 | 6–1–20 | 898.0 | A | 34.13″ | 1626 | William Haulsey | R | FC | |||
| 6 | 8–0–16 | 792.0 | G | 37.75″ | 1626 | William Haulsey | R | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5, 6 | 1967 | Cast iron | Mears & Stainbank | 8.3.A.h | |||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | 1967 | Cast iron | Mears & Stainbank | 8.3.C.e |
Update log
| 06/08/2026 | Toilet added [Sue Marsden via #010792] |
| 09/06/2025 | Ely DA Huntingdon District URL deleted; gives 403 error (forbidden) [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker] |
| 03/07/2020 | 1-6: nominal added; 1:turning,canon info added [Nigel Taylor via 00013888] |
| 20/05/2020 | 1-6: frameid added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 21/04/2020 | fr1,fr2: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |