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Darlington, Durham, S John
Place Darlington
S John
Shown in county lists as Darlington, S John
Unitary authority Darlington
Lieutenancy area Durham
Country England
Historic county Durham
Dove tower ID 16686
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–0–10 in GSee below
Grid reference NZ296142
Latitude & longitude 54.52306, -1.54398View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode DL1 1XH
Diocese Durham
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Church heritage record 4412
Also Toilet
URLs http://dandn.esy.es/new/southern.html#darlingtonj
https://northeastbells.co.uk/darlington-st-john-evan/
Affiliations Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Association
Yorkshire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 23 performances here, of which 13 were peals and none were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 10–0–10 in G
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 10–0–10 (1130 lb or 513 kg) in G (782.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1914 by Gillett & Johnston (major overhaul)
List all
Tuned 1914
Peals View 101 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Church closed
One bell (or more) from ring unringable: tenor
Ringing prohibited
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–3–241560.0G24.50″1893Mears & StainbankFC
24–0–121470.5F♯26.00″1893Mears & StainbankFC
34–2–251308.0E27.50″1848Charles & George MearsFC
44–3–181174.0D29.50″1848Charles & George MearsFC
56–0–21040.0C31.50″1848Charles & George MearsFC
66–2–13980.0B32.75″1848Charles & George MearsFC
76–2–18880.5A34.25″1848Charles & George MearsFC
810–0–10782.0G38.50″1893Mears & StainbankFC
Source: Kris King(P L Rivet, D&N); Chris Pickford; Sam Austin
Contributed by: Kris King
Update log
14/08/2023Church closed; tenor unringable [Howard Smith, DAC Bells Advisor, Durham Diocese]
05/01/2023Ringing currently not permitted [David Kelly, Keltek Trust, citing: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-64056754]
16/04/2022Ringing suspended temporarily [Jack Hanlon, district ringing master via Email]
16/04/2022PN deleted - no longer have a practice [Jack Hanlon, district ringing master via Email]
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