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Walpole St Peter, Norfolk, S Peter
Place Walpole St Peter
S Peter
Lieutenancy area Norfolk
Country England
Historic county Norfolk
Dove tower ID 16088
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–1–10 in GSee below
2 (display bells), tenor in A♯See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TF501168
Latitude & longitude 52.72874, 0.22272View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode PE14 7NS
Diocese Ely
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 4797
Also Toilet
URL http://wisbech.elyda.org.uk/towers/walpole-peter-details
Affiliation Ely Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 47 performances here, of which 6 were peals and 11 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 12–1–10 in G
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 12–1–10 (1382 lb or 627 kg) in G (771.0 Hz)
Practices Sat (not always: check)
Overhauled
1950 by John Taylor & Co
Peals View 26 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–211304.0E25.00″1747Thomas LesterR4FC
23–2–241153.0D27.75″1868John Warner & SonsRUFC
35–2–181025.0C30.50″1629John DraperR4FC
46–0–8964.0B31.88″1629John DraperR4FC
58–0–16863.0A35.25″1629John DraperR4FC
612–1–10771.0G41.50″1792Thomas OsbornR4FC
Source: C Pickford; A Higson; JCB(Bevis)
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Display bells, tenor in A♯
Bells 2 (display bells)Edit details
Tenor note in A♯ (1846.0 Hz)
Projects & events 1List
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Display 12168.0C♯14.19″1684John HodsonYNU
Display 21846.0A♯17.13″1844Charles & George MearsYNU
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6 of 61950Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h6.1
Notes

[1]Origin of display bells

These bells came from the church of St Edmund, Walpole, and were transferred here in 1984.

Published: 31/08/2024

Update log
08/11/20242: turning amended [Revised values following further discussion with David Croxford]
02/11/2024Frame Fr1: truss, layout added; material amended [David Croxford, local contact via REMRKS491]
09/10/2024Display 1, Display 2: nominal, note added [Recorded by David Croxford, local contact and analysed by Nick Bowden]
23/09/2024Display 1, Display 2: diameter added [David Croxford, local contact]
31/08/2024Display 1,2: canon, turning added; Display 1: founder, date added [Daniel Stevens; additional info from newspaper cutting; see also Y6_Bell_Tower_Church_of_St_Peter_Walpole_StPeter_Norfolk via #007425]
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