Barton Turf, Norfolk, S Michael
| Place | Barton Turf S Michael |
| Lieutenancy area | Norfolk |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Norfolk |
| Dove tower ID | 13132 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–2–14 in F♯See below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | TG343218 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.74362, 1.47007View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 52.74429, 1.47040 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | NR12 8YU |
| Diocese | Norwich |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 8810 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | https://ndar.org.uk/towers/barton-turf/ https://churchbellsofnorfolk.weebly.com/barton-turf-st-michael.html |
| Affiliation | Norwich Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet 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. |
Ring of 6, tenor 10–2–14 in F♯
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 10–2–14 (1190 lb or 540 kg) in F♯ (724.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Fri |
| Projects & overhauls | 1986 by Local labour/guild/assn (major overhaul) Transferred from Snetterton, Norfolk, All Saints and augmented from 4 bells These bells were hung using local voluntary labour, with the dedication service taking place 28/Sep/1986 The following events happened while the ring was at Snetterton, Norfolk, All Saints 1985 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul) The front five (the front four from Snetterton, the fifth from Potter Heigham) were tuned and overhauled in the foundry |
| Tuned | 1985 |
| Peals | View 10 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–2–14 | 1207.0 | D♯ | 28.38″ | 1672 | John Darbie | Y | FC | |||
| 2 | 4–3–2 | 1079.0 | C♯ | 29.50″ | 1672 | John Darbie | Y | FC | |||
| 3 | 5–1–10 | 965.0 | B | 31.63″ | 1672 | John Darbie | Y | FC | |||
| 4 | 7–0–14 | 900.0 | A♯ | 34.38″ | 1672 | John Darbie | Y | FC | |||
| 5 | 9–0–5 | 814.0 | G♯ | 37.50″ | c1514† | Brasyers of Norwich (generic) | Y | FC | |||
| 6 | 10–2–14 | 724.0 | F♯ | 39.50″ | 1616 | William & Alice Brend | Y | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 1981 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 6.1 |
Update log
| 12/01/2026 | History of transfers and migration of old ring to new ring noted. [RW 14 Nov 1986 p1005] |
| 28/12/2022 | Overhaul descriptions amended |
| 05/12/2022 | PN added [NDAR website] |
| 25/08/2022 | Overhaul descriptions added [Peter Trent, Principal Advisor on Bells, Diocese of Norwich, quoting notes prepared by Paul Cattermole] |
| 24/07/2022 | Frame Fr1: material, truss type, layout added; URL added [Church Bells of Norfolk website] |
| 18/07/2022 | URL & toilet added [NDAR website] |