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Hawkedon, Suffolk, S Mary
Place Hawkedon
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Historic county Suffolk
Dove tower ID 16305
Rings 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–1–12 in A♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TL797529
Latitude & longitude 52.14578, 0.62524View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode IP29 4NH
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11724
URL https://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/hawkedon1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 17 performances here, of which 3 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 5, tenor 8–1–12 in A♭
Bells 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–1–12 (936 lb or 425 kg) in A♭ (820.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1897 by George Bullock (major overhaul)
Bells rehung in a new frame and 2nd & tenor recast
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Peals View 9 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14¼ cwt1250.0E♭26.88″1683Miles III GrayeY4FC
24–2–151105.0D♭29.13″1896Mears & StainbankY4FC
35½ cwt1020.0C30.25″1683Miles III GrayeY4FC
47 cwt937.0B♭34.00″1721John StephensY4FC
58–1–12820.0A♭37.13″1896Mears & StainbankYFC
Source: Raven; Dove tenor wt; Chris Garner; Philip Denton
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,51897OakGeorge Bullock6.A5.12
Contributed by: Philip Denton
Update log
05/11/2023Overhaul added; Fr1: date amended [Samuel Slater peal book via Neal Dodge]
29/09/2020Updating URL [Chris Garner via Email]
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Content: Dove Team – Programming: Richard Smith & Sid Baldwin.
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