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Mendham, Suffolk, All Saints
Place Mendham
All Saints
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Historic county Suffolk
Dove tower ID 16226
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–2–13 in F♯See below
Frames 4See below
Grid reference TM269829
Latitude & longitude 52.39743, 1.33443View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode IP20 0NH
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11954
URL http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/mendham1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 36 performances here, of which 6 were peals and 6 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 10–2–13 in F♯
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 10–2–13 (1189 lb or 539 kg) in F♯ (734.0 Hz)
Practices Tue
Projects & overhauls
2002 by Hayward Mills Associates (major overhaul)
List all
Tuned 2002
Peals View 6 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–3–91222.5D♯26.88″1748Thomas GardinerYYFC
24–1–161102.0C♯29.00″1748Thomas GardinerYYFC
35–0–26977.5B31.00″1628William & John II BrendYYFC
46–2–19917.0A♯34.00″1748Thomas GardinerYYFC
58–3–16820.0G♯37.25″1623William & Alice BrendYYFC
610–2–13734.0F♯1748Thomas GardinerYYFC
Source: Raven; HMA data; SharpeTr; P Denton
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9c1748Oak5.H1 D
8 [1] [2]c1600Oak5.H5.X D
242002SteelHayward Mills Associates8.1.B.a1
11,2,3,5,62002SteelHayward Mills Associates8.1.F.e5.1
Contributed by: Philip Denton
Notes

[1]Frame Fr8 Layout

Frame Fr8 Layout is Layout 4.2 (reversed, diagonal) with Pit A moved outwards leaving space for an additional pit in the middle of the frame parallel to Pit B.

Published: 04/01/2024; updated: 04/01/2025

[2]Frame Fr8 history

Frame Fr8 was modified circa 1748. Prior to this date, Fr1 Layout was 4.2 (reversed, diagonal)

Published: 05/01/2024; updated: 04/01/2025

Update log
05/12/2023Frames Fr8, Fr9: Details added [Neal Dodge, Suffolk G PRO, citing the Ranald Clouston papers via Frame Backlog]
05/12/2023Frame Fr1: material, truss, layout added; frame Fr2: added [Peter Hayward via Frame Backlog]
04/04/2021Tuning added [Peter Hayward]
05/03/20211-6: turning added [Peter Hayward via Email]
22/02/20211-5: diameters added [Neal Dodge quoting Ranald Clouston's papers via Email]
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