Merstham, Surrey, S Katharine
| Place | Merstham S Katharine |
| Lieutenancy area | Surrey |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Surrey |
| Dove tower ID | 11596 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 13½ cwt in F♯See below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | TQ290537 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.26875, -0.15214View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 51.26906, -0.15143 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | RH1 3BJ |
| Diocese | Southwark |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 12961 |
| URL | http://towers.surreybellringers.org.uk/pages/merstham-st-katharine |
| Affiliation | Surrey Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
Ring of 8, tenor 13½ cwt in F♯
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 13½ cwt (~1510 lb or ~690 kg) in F♯ (720.5 Hz) |
| Practices | Wed |
| Projects & overhauls | 1964 by Mears & Stainbank (major overhaul) |
| Tuned | 1964 |
| Peals | View 46 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Additional information | Tuned to old concert pitch (A=454Hz) |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–2–27 | 1465.5 | F♯ | 25.50″ | 1964 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–0–25 | 1363.0 | E♯ | 27.00″ | 1964 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4¼ cwt | 1222.0 | D♯ | 29.00″ | 1901 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 4 | 5 cwt | 1094.0 | C♯ | 30.75″ | 1657 | Bryan II Eldridge | R | M | FC | ||
| 5 | 6½ cwt | 957.0 | B | 33.00″ | c1380† | William Burford | R | M | FC | ||
| 6 | 8¼ cwt | 904.5 | A♯ | 35.75″ | 1597† | Robert Mot | R | M | FC | ||
| 7 | 10¼ cwt | 811.5 | G♯ | 39.50″ | 1774 | Pack & Chapman | R | M | FC | ||
| 8 | 13½ cwt | 720.5 | F♯ | 43.50″ | 1640 | Bryan II Eldridge | R | M | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1899 | Oak | Mears & Stainbank | 6.A | 6.5 R ➔ 8.X11 | ||
| – 1.1 | 3, 4 | 1964 | Gurjun | Mears & Stainbank | 6.A | 2.X2 |
Update log
| 05/12/2023 | Fr1: truss, layout, mod added; Fr1.1: truss, layout added [Nick Dallison via Frame Backlog] |
| 07/12/2022 | 8: founder amended [Bell has fleur de lis stop between each work. Sources: Surrey Bells & London Bell Founders J C L STAHLSCHMIDT via Kye Leaver #004207] |
| 16/05/2019 | Old concert pitch tuning noted [Richard Offen via e-mail] |
| 02/05/2019 | Tenor note and ring key not F (nominal: F#-46c) [B Hibbert nominals via pNBR] |
| 02/05/2019 | 1-8: nominal added [Bill Hibbert via 00013404] |