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Preston St Mary, Suffolk, S Mary V
Place Preston St Mary
S Mary V
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Historic county Suffolk
Dove tower ID 15685
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 11 cwt in GSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TL945502
Latitude & longitude 52.11650, 0.84071View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode CO10 9NQ
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11788
URL https://suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/prestonstmary1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 141 performances here, of which 9 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 11 cwt in G
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 11 cwt (~1230 lb or ~560 kg) in G (787.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1932 by Alfred Bowell (major overhaul)
1868 by Flanders Green (major overhaul)
1778 by John Smith (major overhaul)
Bells rehung
List all
Peals View 32 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14¼ cwt1304.0E27.00″1744Thomas GardinerY4FC
25 cwt1152.0D28.75″1744Thomas GardinerY4FC
35½ cwt1055.0C31.00″1744Thomas GardinerY4FC
47 cwt950.0B32.69″1640Miles I GrayeY8FC
58 cwt855.0A34.07″1702Henry PleasantY4FC
611 cwt787.0G39.82″1704Henry PleasantY8FC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 61868OakFlanders Green6.A6.14
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 1932 by Alfred Bowell
Update log
06/01/2024Fr1: maker added, year amended (to exact)
10/02/2023URL replaced [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker. Replacement URL determined by Tim Jackson]
24/09/2021Overhauls (1778 & 1868) added [Neal Dodge quoting contemporary newspaper cutting]
08/03/2021place name changed from Preston [The OS name for this settlement is Preston St Mary]
05/03/2021overhaul added [Ringing World 1932 p646 via Neal Dodge]
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