Bell Tower - St Andrew - Great Finborough, Suffolk - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

The exotic tower of Great Finborough church.

The buttresses are a clue to the architect, since they might remind you of his tower at St Mary in nearby Woolpit (Visit Link). He was Richard Phipson, who did a lot of lighthearted and enthusiastic work in Suffolk. This is one of his three Suffolk spires, although neither this, nor Woolpit, are anything like his more determinedly masculine St Mary le Tower, Ipswich (Visit Link).

Wherever you go in the hills to the south of Stowmarket, Great Finborough's spire appears on the horizon like a warning finger.

Great Finborough, Suffolk S Andrew
Bells
Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning
1	3-3-23	1316.5	E	26.50"	1908	John Taylor & Co	D
2	4-2-14	1176.0	D	28.50"	1908	John Taylor & Co	D
3	5-1-20	1045.5	C	30.38"	1908	John Taylor & Co	D
4	6-0-23	988.0	B	32.00"	1908	John Taylor & Co	D
5	8-1-18	881.5	A	36.13"	1908	John Taylor & Co	D
6	12-2-12	784.0	G	40.38"	1908	John Taylor & Co	D

Great Finborough, Suffolk S Andrew
Frames
Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
1	1,2,3,4,5,6	c1909	Steel	Day		6.

SOURCE - (Visit Link)

Address of Tower: St Andrew Church Road Gt Finborough, Suffolk England IP14 3AD Still Operational: yes Number of bells in tower?: 6 Relevant website?: [Web Link] Rate tower: Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Yes

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