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Brome, Suffolk, S Mary
PlaceBrome
S Mary
Lieutenancy areaSuffolk
CountryEngland
Historic countySuffolk
Dove tower ID13008
Rings5 (full-circle ring), tenor 7 cwt in BSee below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceTM144764
Latitude & longitude52.34428, 1.14756View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeIP23 8AH
DioceseSt Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII* by Historic England
Church heritage record11927
URLhttp://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/brome1.php
AffiliationSuffolk Guild
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 9 performances here, of which 4 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Peal boardsView 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 5, tenor 7 cwt in B
Bells5 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor7 cwt (~780 lb or ~360 kg) in B (961.5 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1886 by George Day & Sons (major overhaul)
1737 by Thomas Newman (ring created)
Ring installed
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PealsView 9 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional informationRound tower
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13 cwt1477.5F♯23.75″1737Thomas NewmanY4FC
23 cwt1287.5E25.75″1737Thomas NewmanY4FC
34 cwt1248.0D♯26.88″1737Thomas NewmanY4FC
45 cwt1105.5C♯29.13″1737Thomas NewmanY4FC
57 cwt961.5B32.44″1737Thomas NewmanY4FC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 51886OakGeorge Day & Sons6.D5.1 D
Update log
07/09/2026Postcode amended [Quarterly postcode check using ONS data sourced via Doogal website via REMRKS616]
24/07/2022Frame Fr1: year amended; diagonal indication added [Neal Dodge]
29/10/2021Overhaul added [Neal Dodge quoting contemporary newspaper cutting]
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