Cotton, Suffolk, S Andrew
| Place | Cotton S Andrew |
| Lieutenancy area | Suffolk |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Suffolk |
| Dove tower ID | 14972 |
| Rings | 8 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 10–3–10 in GSee below |
| Frames | 3See below |
| Grid reference | TM069669 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.26150, 1.03174View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | IP14 4QZ |
| Diocese | St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 11666 |
| URL | http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/cotton1.php |
| Affiliation | Suffolk Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 15 performances here, of which 6 were peals and none were in the last two years |
Ring of 8, tenor 10–3–10 in G
| Bells | 8 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 10–3–10 (1214 lb or 551 kg) in G (787.0 Hz) |
| Overhauled | 1901 by George Day & Sons |
| Peals | View 36 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Additional information | Unringable West arch of ringing chamber open to churchyard |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 cwt | 1570.0 | G | 25.00″ | 1951 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4 cwt | 1480.0 | F♯ | 26.13″ | 1951 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4 cwt | 1325.0 | E | 26.25″ | 1925 | John Taylor & Co | Y | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 4 cwt | 1170.0 | D | 28.25″ | 1746 | Thomas Lester | Y | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 5 cwt | 1075.0 | C | 29.25″ | 1746 | Thomas Lester | Y | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 6 cwt | 987.0 | B | 32.25″ | 1901 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 8 cwt | 887.0 | A | 35.25″ | c1480† | Brasyers of Norwich (generic) | Y | 4 | FC | ||
| 8 | 10–3–10 | 787.0 | G | 39.50″ | c1480† | Brasyers of Norwich (generic) | Y | 4 | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1,2 | 1951 | Cast iron | Gillett & Johnston | 8.3.A.m | 2.X1 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 1901 | Oak | George Day & Sons | 6.D | 1 | ||
| 1 | 3,4,6,7,8 | c1499 | Oak | 5.R | 5.X |
Update log
| 02/02/2025 | U/R added [Alan Moult, DAC Bells Advisor, St Eds & Ips. #008163] |
| 05/12/2023 | Fr3: layout added; Fr1: mod added [Phil Denton quoting Ranald Clouston papers via Frame Backlog] |
| 10/04/2021 | Overhauled by George Day in 1901 [R M W Clouston papers via Neal Dodge] |
| 28/06/2019 | No longer u/r: peal rung here today celebrating ringability [Mike Chester: id=1291996 via BellBoard] |