Waltham Abbey, Essex, Holy Cross
| Place | Waltham Abbey Holy Cross |
| Lieutenancy area | Essex |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Essex |
| Dove tower ID | 10053 |
| Rings | 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 37–1–7 in CSee below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | TL380006 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.68764, -0.00376View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | EN9 1DT |
| Diocese | Chelmsford |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 2235 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | http://www.walthamabbeychurch.co.uk/activities.htm |
| Affiliation | Essex 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 12, tenor 37–1–7 in C
| Bells | 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details | |||||||||
| Tenor | 37–1–7 (4179 lb or 1896 kg) in C (532.0 Hz) | |||||||||
| Extra bells | 6♭ | |||||||||
| All rings |
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| Practices | Wed (not always: check) | |||||||||
| Projects & overhauls | 2024 by John Taylor & Co Project to improve the timing of the ring. New clappers and crown staples for bells 3, 5, 8, 9, & 11. New wheels for bells 8 & 10 2020 by John Taylor & Co Recast 6,7 | |||||||||
| Peals | View 230 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–2–9 | 1601.0 | G | 25.25″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–3–8 | 1421.0 | F | 26.25″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–1–3 | 1342.0 | E | 27.25″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–1–17 | 1196.0 | D | 29.00″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 7–0–2 | 1065.0 | C | 32.00″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 7–3–3 | 1005.4 | B | 33.50″ | 2019 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 9–2–16 | 895.4 | A | 36.50″ | 2019 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 11–2–4 | 798.0 | G | 39.50″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 9 | 15–1–19 | 710.5 | F | 44.25″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 10 | 17–3–20 | 670.0 | E | 46.25″ | 1962 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 11 | 26–0–14 | 597.0 | D | 52.50″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 12 | 37–1–7 | 532.0 | C | 59.00″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6♭ | 8–0–6 | 950.0 | B♭ | 34.88″ | 1979 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | 3 cwt | 1230.5 | E♭ | 23.63″ | 1668 | Miles III Graye | Y | D |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6b | 1979 | Steel | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | 8.1.B.c | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 | 1900 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.C.e | 12.X |
Update log
| 07/05/2024 | Fr1,Fr2: layout added [Kye L Leaver, personal visit] |
| 30/01/2024 | Minor overhaul complete [David Potter via #006405] |
| 09/12/2023 | Ringing has not been suspended [Oliver Lee (local ringer)] |
| 06/11/2023 | New project added [David Potter #005857] |
| 28/06/2023 | Service: hanging type added [L J Owen - Feb 2023 #005221] |
| 19/02/2022 | Fr1: date amended [Taylors records, Bell News 1899/123, 1899/279, 1900/87, 1915/447 via Jack Pease] |
| 06/06/2020 | fr2: maker,date added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 03/05/2020 | fr1: material amended,truss added; 6b: frameid added; [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 03/05/2020 | fr2: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 21/02/2020 | Ringing appears to have resumed [TimJ (#266) QPs on BB via e-mail] |
| 01/02/2020 | 6,7(recast): details amended; frame info added; [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 01/02/2020 | 1-12: frameid added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 11/01/2020 | 1-5,8-12,6b: turning added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 31/10/2019 | Restoration work under way [TimJ (#251 info D Potter) via e-mail] |
| 02/05/2019 | 7th cracked and out of action since Easter Day [Mike Chester (Essex Assn newsletter) via e-mail] |
| 02/05/2019 | 7: cracked [Mike Chester via e-mail] |