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Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, S Andrew
Place Swavesey
S Andrew
Lieutenancy area Cambridgeshire
Country England
Historic county Cambridgeshire
Dove tower ID 16854
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 14½ cwt in FSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TL362693
Latitude & longitude 52.30570, -0.00294View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode CB24 4QZ
Diocese Ely
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 4594
Also Toilet
URL http://ely.elyda.org.uk/towers/swavesey-details
Affiliation Ely Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 330 performances here, of which 20 were peals and 58 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 14½ cwt in F
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 14½ cwt (~1620 lb or ~740 kg) in F (710.0 Hz)
Practices Tue
Projects & overhauls
2005 (major overhaul)
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Peals View 51 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–1–271417.6F27.00″2004Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
25–0–111330.8E28.00″2004Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
35¾ cwtD30.00″1753Joseph EayreYYFC
46¼ cwtC31.00″1753Joseph EayreYYFC
57¼ cwtB♭33.50″[1662–1699]Tobias III NorrisYYFC
69½ cwtA36.25″1753Joseph EayreYYFC
711 cwtG39.25″1753Joseph EayreYYFC
814½ cwt710.0F42.75″1753Joseph EayreYYFC
Source: M Walker(WofA info); P Denton; CJP(R Walker info)
Contributed by: Mark Walker
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,5,6,7,81932Cast ironGillett & Johnston8.3.A.m6.1 ➔ 8.3
– 1.13,42005SteelWhites of Appleton8.1.B.c2.X2
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 2005 by Whites of Appleton
Frame modified by the addition of metal trusses
Update log
14/01/20231-8: turning added; Fr1 layout added; Fr2 added [Neal Dodge]
22/12/20211-2: nominal added [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via David Sloman]
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