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Little Bromley, Essex, S Mary V
Place Little Bromley
S Mary V
Lieutenancy area Essex
Country England
Historic county Essex
Dove tower ID 15256
Rings 4 (full-circle ring), tenor 6½ cwt in B♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TM091278
Latitude & longitude 51.90967, 1.03950View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode CO11 2PP
Diocese Chelmsford
Ownership Churches Conservation Trust
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 2791
Affiliation Essex Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 11 performances here, of which 1 was a peal and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 4, tenor 6½ cwt in B♭
Bells 4 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 6½ cwt (~730 lb or ~330 kg) in B♭ (928.0 Hz)
Peals View 3 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information One bell (or more) from ring unringable: tenor is unringable due to significant frame movement
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15 cwt1276.0E♭28.50″1898Henry BowellFNFC
25½ cwt1196.0D29.50″1898Henry BowellFNFC
36½ cwt1042.5C32.50″c1410†Robert BurfordR4FC
46½ cwt928.0B♭36.50″c1410†Robert BurfordR4FC
Source: D Sloman(inspn: 6/2001); CBC; TimJ
Contributed by: David Sloman
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4c1499†Oak6.A & 6.H4.2
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 1898 by Henry Bowell
Frame modified by the addition of oak type 6.A trusses
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
05/04/2025Tenor out of action [Ryan Faulkner-Hatt, from local knowledge]
05/03/2024CofE Diocese added [CHR]
08/10/20191-4: partials added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
25/03/2019Tenor note & ring key amended from A (nominal: Bb-8c) [TimJ (pNBR #13355) via pNBR]
25/03/20191-4: nominal added,note amended [Tim Jackson via 00013355]
24/03/2019Ringing no longer suspended [TimJ (REMRKS242) via e-mail]
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