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Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambridgeshire, S Mary
Place Swaffham Bulbeck
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Cambridgeshire
Country England
Historic county Cambridgeshire
Dove tower ID 13661
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–1–25 in G♯See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TL555622
Latitude & longitude 52.23645, 0.27597View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode CB25 0LX
Diocese Ely
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 4555
Also Toilet
URL http://ely.elyda.org.uk/towers/swaffham-bulbeck-details
Affiliation Ely Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 213 performances here, of which 20 were peals and 20 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 10–1–25 in G♯
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 10–1–25 (1173 lb or 532 kg) in G♯ (805.0 Hz)
Practices Wed
Projects & overhauls
1820 by Robert Taylor & Son (ring created)
Ring installed
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Peals View 20 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Simulator
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–221614.0G♯25.00″2000John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFNFC
24–1–191530.0F𝄪26.00″2000John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFNFC
35–1–151364.0E♯28.63″1820Robert Taylor & SonY4FC
45–2–201215.0D♯30.00″1820Robert Taylor & SonY4FC
56–0–211082.0C♯32.00″1820Robert Taylor & SonY4FC
66–3–101019.0B♯33.25″1820Robert Taylor & SonY4FC
77–1–27904.0A♯35.00″1820Robert Taylor & SonY4FC
810–1–25805.0G♯39.25″1820Robert Taylor & SonY4FC
Source: Twr board details; A Higson; D Sloman
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
21820OakRobert Taylor & Son6.A6.5
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,82000SteelHayward Mills Associates8.1.B.a8.3
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
06/01/2024Frame Fr2: maker added [Fr2 Information taken from ‘Cambridgeshire Bell Frames’, Robert Walker, 2001, with additional details from Chris Pickford]
04/01/2024Frame Fr1: truss added; frame Fr2: frame added [Fr1 info by Peter Hayward; Fr2 info from Cambridgeshire Bell Frames by Robert Walker, with additional details from Chris Pickford via Frame Backlog]
13/03/20221-8: turning added [Tower notice board via Neal Dodge]
20/12/2021Toilet added [Lesley Boyle]
17/11/2021Simulator added. There is also a new dumbbell/training aid. [Lesley Boyle via Email]
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