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Copdock, Suffolk, S Peter
Place Copdock
S Peter
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Historic county Suffolk
Dove tower ID 16654
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 10 cwt in A♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TM120415
Latitude & longitude 52.03163, 1.08927View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode IP8 3JZ
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 11652
Also Toilet
URL http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/copdock1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 14 performances here, of which 2 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 10 cwt in A♭
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 10 cwt (~1120 lb or ~510 kg) in A♭ (830.0 Hz)
Overhauled
1951 by Mears & Stainbank
1890 by George Day & Sons
1813 by John Naunton
Peals View 17 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14 cwt1366.5F26.19″1890John Warner & SonsYNFC
24 cwt1243.0E♭27.69″1679John DarbieY4FC
35 cwt1105.5D♭27.81″1677John DarbieY4FC
46 cwt1014.5C31.81″1614Miles I GrayeYMFC
57 cwt931.5B♭35.44″1614Miles I GrayeY4FC
610 cwt830.0A♭38.06″1615Miles I GrayeYMFC
Source: M Chester(Suffolk Guild website); P Denton(RWMC)
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1]1,2,3,4,5,6c1750Oak6.I6.X
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 1890 by George Day & Sons
Frame layout was modified from 5.1 to 6.X
Contributed by: Philip Denton
Notes

[1]Frame Fr1 layout

Frame Fr1 Layout is Layout 5.1 but with pit E converted into two end-to-end Pits.

Published: 27/01/2025

Update log
28/01/2025Frame mods description added [Neal Dodge, Suffolk G PRO, taken from the Ranald Clouston papers]
19/08/2023Toilet added [Neal Dodge]
17/03/2023No longer ground floor [Ralph Earey via #004742]
31/12/2022Frame Fr1: layout amended [Neil Dodge, citing the Ranald Clouston papers via Frames Backlog]
21/04/2021Overhaul in 1951 added [Neal Dodge via Email]
02/04/20214,6: turning amended [Neal Dodge quoting Ranald Clouston's papers]
28/03/2021Overhaul noted in 1890 [The Ipswich Journal, 8 Nov 1890 via Neal Dodge]
28/03/2021Overhaul noted in 1813 [The Ipswich Journal, 23 Oct 1813 via Neal Dodge]
21/02/2020Postcode amended [TimJ (#266) via e-mail]
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