Tower details

Place	Bintree S Swithin
Lieutenancy area	Norfolk
Country	England
Historic county	Norfolk
Dove tower ID	17274
Rings	2 (chime), tenor 7¾ cwt in ASee below
Grid reference	TG017234
Latitude & longitude	52.77094, 0.98855View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode	NR20 5NF
Diocese	Norwich
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	II* by Historic England
Church heritage record	8785

Bells	2 (chime)Edit details
Tenor	7¾ cwt (~870 lb or ~390 kg) in A (870.0 Hz)
Overhauled	2002 by Harold Turner Formerly three bells hung for full-circle ringing, the treble was scrapped and the other two bells rehung for lever-chiming. Metal from the former treble was used in the casting of the new treble of six at South Walsham in 2002
Also	Ground floor ringing chamber

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	6½ cwt	935.0	B♭	32.88″	c1499†	Brasyers of Norwich (generic)			S
	2	7¾ cwt	870.0	A	35.56″	c1380†	William de Norwyco			S

[1]Notes

Formerly three bells hung for full-circle ringing, the treble was scrapped and the other two bells rehung for lever-chiming. There were four bells until 1864.

Published: 16/02/2022; updated: 28/04/2024

12/12/2024	Postcode added [ONS data sourced via Doogal website]
10/10/2024	Lat/Long amended [Tim Jackson]
27/04/2024	Overhaul description amended [Neil Thomas]
17/04/2024	GF added; both bells listed [Nick Bowden #006821]
14/04/2024	Ring type amended; 2: weight amended; 1: weight added; 1-2: hanging type amended. [Amended weights from DLC notes. Overhaul (Neil Thomas) via Nick Bowden #006821]
12/04/2024	1-2: nominal, diameter, founder added [NBR G A Dawson via Daniel Stevens #006803]
16/02/2022	Note added [Peter Trent and David Cawley]