| Place | Litcham All Saints |
| Lieutenancy area | Norfolk |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Norfolk |
| Dove tower ID | 15641 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 9¾ cwt in A♭See below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | TF886176 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.72352, 0.79266View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | PE32 2NS |
| Diocese | Norwich |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 9109 |
| URL | https://churchbellsofnorfolk.weebly.com/litcham-all-saints.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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 9¾ cwt (~1090 lb or ~500 kg) in A♭ (823.5 Hz) |
| Practices | Tue |
| Projects & overhauls | 2026 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul) Bells tuned and rehung with all new fittings in the existing frame |
| Tuned | 2026 |
| Peals | View 7 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 cwt | 1414.5 | F | 26.06″ | 1894 | John Warner & Sons | D | FC | |||
| 2 | 4 cwt | 1243.0 | E♭ | 27.18″ | 1672† | John Darbie | R | FC | |||
| 3 | 5 cwt | 1087.0 | D♭ | 29.00″ | 1672† | John Darbie | R | FC | |||
| 4 | 6 cwt | 1034.0 | C | 31.38″ | 1672† | John Darbie | R | FC | |||
| 5 | 6–3–23 | 910.0 | B♭ | 33.69″ | 1914 | Alfred Bowell | F | FC | |||
| 6 | 9¾ cwt | 823.5 | A♭ | 37.38″ | 1670† | John Darbie | R | FC |
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 1894 | Cast iron | John Warner & Sons | 8.3.A.e | 6.1 |
[1]Recasting of bell 5/6 by Bowell
From Bowell’s ledger- 26th Aug 1914 To recasting the fifth bell £20. To ½ cwt of new metal added £3. To new clock hammer complete £2. To overhauling the clappers of the other five and shortening the one in the 3rd bell 10/-. To inscription on new bell 27 letters @ 4d each 9/-. Total £25.19.0. Invoiced to Rector and CWs. Rev. A.E. Burton. Paid by Cheque 3 Sept 1914.
Testimonal-
Litcham Rectory, Swaffham, September 5h, 1914. Dear Mr. Bowell, I understand that the Churchwardens have sent you a cheque in payment of your account for recasting and re-hanging our 5th bell. I should just like to add that we are all very pleased with the bell; it has a beautiful tone, and is full of music. We are also very pleased with the prompt and careful manner in which you did all the work, and consider your charges most moderate. Yours truly, A. E. BURTON, Rector of Litcham.
Published: 04/04/2023; updated: 24/09/2026
| 10/03/2026 | Project completed [Chris Richmond posting on Facebook] |
| 22/07/2025 | Project started [Marika Haseldine (Whites of Appleton) via REMRKS544] |
| 13/11/2020 | 1-6: nominal added [Nick Bowden via 00014113] |
| 09/06/2020 | Frame Fr1: truss,layout added [Mike Chester via e-mail] |