Bell Tower - St Peter - Baylham, Suffolk
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Bell tower of St Peter's church, Baylham, with a ring of 6 bells.
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Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/10/2018
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Bell tower of St Peter's church, Baylham, with a ring of 6 bells.
Baylham, Suffolk
S Peter |
|
Bells |
|
Bell |
Weight |
Nominal |
Note |
Diameter |
Dated |
Founder |
Canons |
Turning |
|
1 |
4-2-10 |
1325.0 |
E |
27.19" |
1911 |
Alfred Bowell |
F |
N |
|
2 |
4-1-15 |
1186.0 |
D |
27.82" |
1865 |
John Warner & Sons |
Y |
N |
|
3 |
4-3-7 |
1020.0 |
C |
30.50" |
1636 |
Miles I Graye |
R |
4 |
|
4 |
6-1-9 |
976.0 |
B |
32.69" |
1911 |
Alfred Bowell |
F |
N |
|
5 |
7-1-7 |
861.0 |
A |
36.00" |
1636 |
Miles I Graye |
R |
4 |
|
6 |
10-0-0 |
770.0 |
G |
39.00" |
1772 |
Pack & Chapman |
R |
N |
|
Frames |
|
Frame |
Bells |
Year |
Material |
Maker |
Truss |
Layout |
|
1 |
1,2,4,5,6 |
1870 |
Oak |
Henry Bowell |
6.D |
5.12 |
|
1A |
3 |
1911 |
Cast iron |
Alfred Bowell |
|
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"The western tower, dating from the 14th Century is not buttressed, but is sturdy and well-proportioned. The west window has beautiful curvilinear, or flowing, tracery, of c.1320-30. The ringing chamber is lit by single openings with brick at the sides, and each of the attractive two-light belfry windows has a hood mould, resting upon curved corbel heads. Intriguing gargoyle faces peer out from beneath the parapet of the north and south sides; they were carved to throw the rain water from the tower roof away from the walls.
The tower contains a ring of six bells. The 3rd, 4th and 5th were cast by Myles Graye of Colchester in 1636, although the 4th was recast by Alfred Bowell of Ipswich in 1911, when he also cast the treble bell. The 2nd was cast in 1865 by John Warner & Sons of London, and the tenor (which weighs 10cwt and has a diameter of just over 39 inches) was cast by Pack & Chapman of Whitechapel in 1772."
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