Farcet, Cambridgeshire, S Mary
Place | Farcet S Mary |
Lieutenancy area | Cambridgeshire |
Country | England |
Historic county | Huntingdonshire |
Dove tower ID | 17726 |
Rings | 3 (chime), tenor 2–3–6 in ESee below |
Frames | 1See below |
Grid reference | TL201946 |
Latitude & longitude | 52.53636, -0.22971View on OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Diocese | Ely |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 4720 |
Chime of 3, tenor 2–3–6 in E
Bells | 3 (chime)Edit details |
Tenor | 2–3–6 (314 lb or 142 kg) in E (1310.0 Hz) |
Overhauled | 1980 by John Taylor & Co full-circle ring rehung for swing-chiming |
Additional information | Tuning: (approx) 1,2,2 of 4 |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1–3–23 | 1420.0 | F | 22.75″ | 1673 | Thomas Norris | Y | S | |||
2 | 2–1–20 | 1348.0 | E | 23.75″ | c1580 | ? Newcombe & Watts | Y | S | |||
3 | 2–3–6 | 1310.0 | E | 25.50″ | 1854 | (unidentified) | Y | S |
Details of frame
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,2,3 | 1668 | Oak | AF CW | 6.A & 6.D | 3.1 |
Update log
14/01/2024 | Fr1: maker added [Huntingdonshire Bell Frames’, Robert Walker, 2006] |
05/12/2023 | Fr1: year, material, truss, layout added [Huntingdonshire Bell Frames, Robert Walker (2006) via Frame Backlog] |
18/02/2022 | Overhaul added; 2: cast year amended. Search of the archives has not yielded any 'as dispatched' nominals. [Chris Pickford from the Taylors archive] |
08/01/2022 | The 3 bells are within a tone of each other, with 2 and 3 close to the same note. (Nominals to be re-checked.) [Nominals] |
30/12/2021 | 1-3: weight, nominal, canons, frame number added; 1-2: diameter, founder amended; 1: cast year amended [JT records - rehung as a swing-chime 1979-80 via Chris Pickford] |
06/05/2021 | Source: Owen |