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 map, or get directions from Google MapsList 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 |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 7 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) |
| Projects & overhauls | 2022 by Huntingdonshire CB Restn Soc (major overhaul) 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 | Frequency | 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
| 23/11/2025 | Ely DA URL deleted; gives 404 error (not found) [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker] |
| 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; frame Fr1 added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |