St Cross South Elmham, Suffolk, S George (or S Cross)
| Place | St Cross South Elmham S George (or S Cross) or South Elmham or Sandcroft |
| Lieutenancy area | Suffolk |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Suffolk |
| Dove tower ID | 16498 |
| Rings | 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 8½ cwt in ASee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | TM299842 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.40800, 1.37922View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | IP20 0NY |
| Diocese | St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 11891 |
| URL | https://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/southelmhamstcross1.php |
| Affiliation | Suffolk Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 5 performances here, of which 2 were peals and none were in the last two years |
Ring of 5, tenor 8½ cwt in A
| Bells | 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 8½ cwt (~950 lb or ~430 kg) in A (870.0 Hz) |
| Overhauled | 1915 by Alfred Bowell 1888 by Henry Bowell |
| Peals | View 6 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4¼ cwt | 1290.0 | E | 27.50″ | 1844 | John Taylor & Son | Y | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4½ cwt | 1175.0 | D | 27.50″ | 1610 | William & Alice Brend | Y | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5¼ cwt | 1089.5 | C♯ | 29.50″ | c1599† | 'Burlingham type' | Y | 4 | FC | ||
| 4 | 6¾ cwt | 959.5 | B | 32.88″ | c1499† | Richard I Brasyer | Y | 4 | FC | ||
| 5 | 8½ cwt | 870.0 | A | 36.13″ | 1635 | John II Brend | Y | 4 | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,2,3,4,5 | 1888 | Oak | Henry Bowell | 6.A | 5.1 |
Update log
| 17/12/2023 | Fr1: year amended, maker added [Neal Dodge. Details of the old frame taken from Ranald Clouston's papers and contemporary newspaper cutting via Frame Backlog] |
| 22/03/2022 | URL amended [Error detected during Xenu Link Sleuth checks. Alternative URL determined by TCJ via Tim Jackson] |
| 26/11/2021 | 5: approx weight amended [Taken from the Ranald Clouston papers via Neal Dodge] |
| 26/11/2021 | 1888 & 1915 overhauls added [Bowell CD, Pickford] |