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Fordham, Cambridgeshire, S Peter & S Mary Magd
Place Fordham
S Peter & S Mary Magd
Lieutenancy area Cambridgeshire
Country England
Historic county Cambridgeshire
Dove tower ID 16615
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 15–0–10 in FSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TL633707
Latitude & longitude 52.31037, 0.39456View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode CB7 5PA
Diocese Ely
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 4550
Also Toilet
URL http://ely.elyda.org.uk/towers/fordham-details
Affiliation Ely Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 329 performances here, of which 57 were peals and 9 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 15–0–10 in F
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 15–0–10 (1690 lb or 767 kg) in F (681.5 Hz)
Practices Thu
Overhauled
1988 by Local labour/guild/assn
Peals View 57 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Tower notice(s) / DBR info discrepant
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–1–171384.0F26.75″1988Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
24–3–171306.5E27.75″1988Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
35–2–171163.0D30.00″1759Lester & PackRFC
46–0–01038.0C31.63″1638Miles I GrayeYFC
56–0–17919.0B♭33.88″1964Mears & StainbankFFC
69–0–9862.5A36.50″1638Miles I GrayeYFC
710–0–16768.0G39.50″1825William DobsonRFC
815–0–10681.5F45.13″1964Mears & StainbankFFC
Source: C Pickford(RW1988/717; R Walker); P Denton; JCB; D Sloman(WBF); TimJ(#281)
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
21,2,31988SteelLocal labour/guild/assn8.1.B.a3.1
14,5,6,7,81964Cast ironMears & Stainbank8.3.A.h6.1
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
20/05/2020fr1: material amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
20/02/20191,2: diam added [David Sloman via 00013307]
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