Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Southminster Presbyterian Ch
| Place | Pittsburgh Southminster Presbyterian Ch |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States of America |
| Dove tower ID | 11188 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–0–21 in A♭See below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Latitude & longitude | 40.37763, -80.04562View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 40.37682, -80.04608 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | 15228 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | https://www.nagcr.org/towers-and-bands/pittsburgh |
| Affiliation | North American Guild |
| 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 8–0–21 in A♭
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 8–0–21 (917 lb or 416 kg) in A♭ (819.5 Hz) |
| Practices | Mon |
| Projects & overhauls | 2002 by Eayre & Smith Transferred from Preston, Lancashire, Minster Ch of S John Ev and augmented from 6 bells The front 6 from Preston were hung at Pittsburgh along with 2 new trebles to create a ring of 8. The following events happened while the ring was at Preston, Lancashire, Minster Ch of S John Ev 1997 Decreased in number from 10 bells The back 2 bells at Preston had been found to be cracked. The ring of 10 was removed from the tower and given to Eayre & Smith in part exchange for work to install a new ring in the tower. The front 6 was made available for reuse elsewhere. 1934 Augmented from 8 bells Augmented to 10. 1814 (ring created) Ring of 8 created. |
| Peals | View 44 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–1–18 | 1640.5 | A♭ | 25.50″ | 2000 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–2–10 | 1548.0 | G | 26.50″ | 2000 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–3–21 | 1379.5 | F | 28.00″ | 1934 | Mears & Stainbank | FC | ||||
| 4 | 5–2–8 | 1226.5 | E♭ | 30.00″ | 1934 | Mears & Stainbank | FC | ||||
| 5 | 6–0–4 | 1096.0 | D♭ | 32.25″ | 1814 | Thomas II Mears | R | FC | |||
| 6 | 5–3–20 | 1034.0 | C | 33.25″ | 1814 | Thomas II Mears | R | FC | |||
| 7 | 6–3–11 | 924.5 | B♭ | 34.75″ | 1814 | Thomas II Mears | R | FC | |||
| 8 | 8–0–21 | 819.5 | A♭ | 36.25″ | 1814 | Thomas II Mears | R | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 2000 | Steel | Eayre & Smith | 8.1.B.a | 8.3 |
Notes
[1]Origin of the bells
Back 6 bells formerly of St. John’s Church, Preston, Lancashire
Published: 27/06/2023
Update log
| 14/01/2026 | Transfer history noted. [Keltek] |
| 26/10/2019 | 1-8: partials added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 15/10/2019 | Indication of available toilet facility added [TimJ (REMRKS247; info L Lazzerini) via e-mail] |
| 15/10/2019 | 1-8: nominal added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 26/04/2019 | 1-8: frameid added; 1,2: turning added; frame info added [[James Hedgcock] via e-mail] |
| 26/04/2019 | frame: truss,layout added;material amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 24/04/2019 | 5-8: canon info added [Adam McCurdy via 00013394] |