Bury, Cambridgeshire, Holy Cross
Place | Bury Holy Cross |
Lieutenancy area | Cambridgeshire |
Country | England |
Historic county | Huntingdonshire |
Dove tower ID | 16571 |
Rings | 3 (full-circle ring), tenor 8 cwt in BSee below |
Frames | 1See below |
Grid reference | TL287837 |
Latitude & longitude | 52.43676, -0.10814View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 52.43659, -0.10657 View on Google MapEdit details |
Postcode | PE26 2NY |
Diocese | Ely |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | I by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 4687 |
URL | https://www.elyda.org.uk/huntingdon-district-information |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 4 performances here, of which none were peals and 1 was in the last two years |
Ring of 3, tenor 8 cwt in B
Bells | 3 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 8 cwt (~900 lb or ~400 kg) in B (980.0 Hz) |
Overhauled | 2022 by Huntingdonshire CB Restn Soc two new headstocks; tenor has been quarter turned; frame has been anchored. Bells are no longer unringable. |
Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
Additional information | Ringing currently not permitted |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3–2–23 | 1282.0 | D♯ | 26.50″ | 1853 | Charles & George Mears | Y | N | FC | ||
2 | 4 cwt | 1127.0 | C♯ | 29.00″ | c1390† | William Rufford | Y | 4 | FC | ||
3 | 8 cwt | 980.0 | B | 31.50″ | 1700 | Charles Newman | Y | 4 | FC |
Details of frame
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,2,3 | c1700 | Oak | 6.B | 3.1 |
Update log
12/04/2023 | Ringing currently not permitted following the discovery of cracks in tower following the long hot summer in 2022 [Geoff Burn (HBRS)] |
08/02/2022 | 3: turning amended [Information provided by Geoff Burn (HBRS)] |
24/01/2022 | Project completed (bells no longer unringable) [Geoff Burn (HBRS)] |
11/10/2021 | New project added [Geoff Burn (HBRS) via Tim Jackson] |
27/06/2020 | 1-3: turning,canon info added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
12/04/2020 | 1-3: frameid added; fr1: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |