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Great Bradley, Suffolk, S Mary V
Place Great Bradley
S Mary V
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Historic county Suffolk
Dove tower ID 20396
Rings 3 (chime), tenor 7½ cwt in ASee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TL674531
Latitude & longitude 52.15143, 0.44576View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode CB8 9LT
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 11721
URL https://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/greatbradley1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
Chime of 3, tenor 7½ cwt in A
Bells 3 (chime)Edit details
Tenor 7½ cwt (~840 lb or ~380 kg) in A (875.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1935 by Alfred Bowell (major overhaul)
Previously hung for full-circle ringing, the bells were quarter-turned and hung stationary on new headstocks and securing ironwork in the existing frame
List all
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Ellacombe apparatus
Tuning: not well in tune
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15½ cwt1080.0C♯30.69″c1399†Unidentified (blank)Y4D
26¾ cwt1005.0B33.00″1576†Stephen II Tonne & W LandY4D
37½ cwt875.0A35.18″c1300†Richard de WymbishY4D
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3c1500Oak5.R3.1
Notes

[1]Source contributor

R W M Clouston, Jun 1958

Published: 23/11/2021

[2]Source contributor

R W M Clouston, May 1960

Published: 23/11/2021

[3]Notes

1 of 3: 6 canons

Published: 23/11/2021

[4]Notes

2 of 3: 6 canons

Published: 23/11/2021

[5]Notes

3 of 3: 6 canons

Published: 23/11/2021

[6]Overhaul by Alfred Bowell

From Bowell’s ledger 11th June 1935- To rehanging the three bells and supplying chiming apparatus £35 Invoiced to Rev. P.H.E. Wilder Paid by Cheque on account £20 2 July 1935. Cheque £15 12 Sept 1935

Published: 04/12/2023

Update log
18/01/2023GF, tuning, Ellacombe, overhaul added; 1-3: hanging type added [Neal Dodge, Suffolk G PRO, taken from the Ranald Clouston papers]
22/08/20221-3: weight, note, nominal, turning added; frame added; URL added [Ranald Clouston papers 1960 via Neal Dodge]
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