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Colchester, Essex, S Peter
Place Colchester
S Peter
Shown in county lists as Colchester, S Peter
Lieutenancy area Essex
Country England
Dove tower ID 11757
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 21–0–17 in E♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TL994252
Latitude & longitude 51.88997, 0.89652View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode CO1 1JW
Diocese Chelmsford
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Also Toilet
URL https://www.stpeterscolchester.org/resources/history-heritage/the-bells
Affiliation Essex Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 8, tenor 21–0–17 in E♭
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 21–0–17 (2369 lb or 1075 kg) in E♭ (624.0 Hz)
Practice Thu
Overhauled
1938 by John Taylor & Co
Peals View 147 peals in the Felstead Database
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 4–3–4 1252.0 E♭ 28.00" 1913 John Taylor & Co F 4
2 5–1–5 1176.0 D 29.13" 1913 John Taylor & Co F 4
3 6–0–17 1042.0 C 31.50" 1913 John Taylor & Co F 4
4 7–1–7 935.0 B♭ 33.75" 1913 John Taylor & Co F 4
5 9–1–19 833.5 A♭ 37.38" 1913 John Taylor & Co F 4
6 11–1–5 782.0 G 39.50" 1913 John Taylor & Co F 4
7 15–1–2 701.5 F 44.13" 1913 John Taylor & Co F 4
8 21–0–17 624.0 E♭ 49.38" 1913 John Taylor & Co F 4
Source: J Hedgcock(twr website); D Sloman; CBC; ADH; P Denton; G Vant
Contributed by: [James Hedgcock]
Other bells
Bells Edit details
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
Unused 3 cwt 1469.0 F♯ 24.00" c1550† Bury St Edmunds foundry Y N
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 of 8 1763 Timber Samuel Turner 8.3
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
07/01/2021 URL updated [George Vant via Email]
27/02/2020 www.colchesterbells.co.uk replaced [TimJ (#267) via URLbad]
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