Hitcham, Suffolk, All Saints
| Place | Hitcham All Saints |
| Lieutenancy area | Suffolk |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Suffolk |
| Dove tower ID | 13509 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 15–2–14 in FSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | TL984510 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.12256, 0.89729View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | IP7 7NN |
| Diocese | St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 11780 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/hitcham1.php |
| Affiliation | Suffolk Guild |
| 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 8, tenor 15–2–14 in F
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 15–2–14 (1750 lb or 794 kg) in F (698.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Tue |
| Projects & overhauls | 2020 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul) Major restoration, 3rd welded, all tuned and augmented to 8, hung in a new frame |
| Tuned | 2020 |
| Peals | View 7 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–3–15 | 1406.4 | F | 27.00″ | 2020 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 [1] | 4–2–23 | 1325.9 | E | 27.75″ | 1887 | John Taylor & Co | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–1–11 | 1180.7 | D | 29.38″ | 1837 | Thomas II Mears | R | Y | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–0–20 | 1047.9 | C | 31.38″ | 1837 | Thomas II Mears | R | Y | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–2–6 | 939.0 | B♭ | 34.25″ | (1697) | Henry Pleasant | R | Y | FC | ||
| 6 | 7–3–20 | 876.0 | A | 36.31″ | 1697 | Henry Pleasant | R | Y | FC | ||
| 7 | 11–1–3 | 783.9 | G | 41.19″ | 1755 | Thomas Gardiner | R | Y | FC | ||
| 8 | 15–2–14 | 698.0 | F | 45.63″ | 1744 | Thomas Gardiner | R | Y | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | c1525 | Oak | 10 | 4 D | ||||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 2020 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 8.3 |
Notes
[1]Origin of bell
This bell was transferred from Lindfield, West Sussex (removed 2019, installed 2020).
Published: 27/09/2023
Update log
| 03/05/2022 | PN amended. [Neal Dodge, Suffolk Guild PRO] |
| 25/04/2022 | 2: turning added. [Neal Dodge] |
| 25/11/2021 | 2: canons, turning amended [Paul Taylor (from foundry records) and Neal Dodge (from site visit)] |
| 19/08/2021 | PN added [Neal Dodge] |
| 11/08/2021 | Overhaul amended [Neal Dodge] |
| 09/08/2021 | Tuning added; 1-8 bell names added [Neal Dodge] |
| 27/07/2021 | 1: cast year mistake corrected [Paul Mason] |
| 09/07/2021 | URL amended [Tim Jackson] |
| 12/04/2021 | Toilet added [Website and confirmed by the tower contact via Neal Dodge] |
| 19/02/2021 | 1-8: nominal amended [JTc via Paul Mason] |
| 03/12/2020 | fr2 (now fr9): date amended [Neal Dodge via e-mail] |
| 03/12/2020 | 1: diam added [D Paul Mason via e-mail] |
| 02/12/2020 | fr1: material amended,truss,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 01/12/2020 | Now a ring of 8, tenor from 16½cwt to 15-2-14 [Paul Mason, JT&Co via Email] |
| 01/12/2020 | 1,2: details added; 3-8: wt,nominal,canons,turning amended; 5: welded; fr1>>fr9; (new)fr1: details added [Phil Denton via 00014144] |
| 24/11/2019 | Bells being restored, augmented, rehung in a new frame [TimJ (#254 info D Potter, JT) via e-mail] |
| 24/11/2019 | 3 is cracked (but will be welded as part of restn scheme) [TimJ (#254 info D Potter) via e-mail] |
| 24/11/2019 | 3: cracked; Nu1,Nu2 added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |