Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, Cath Ch of S Peter & S Paul
| Place | Washington Cath Ch of S Peter & S Paul Shown in county lists as Washington Cath |
| District | District of Columbia |
| Country | United States of America |
| Dove tower ID | 14848 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 32–0–4 in DSee below 53 (carillon), bourdon 211–1–0 in D♯See below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Latitude & longitude | 38.93061, -77.07078View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 38.93093, -77.07270 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | 20016 |
| Diocese | Washington |
| Church minority | Episcopal Church of the United States |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | http://washingtonringingsociety.org/about/cathedral-practice https://www.nagcr.org/towers-and-bands/washington-cathedral |
| 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 10, tenor 32–0–4 in D
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 32–0–4 (3588 lb or 1627 kg) in D (586.0 Hz) | ||||||
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| Practices | Tue 18:45 | ||||||
| Projects & overhauls | 1962 by Mears & Stainbank (ring created) Ring installed | ||||||
| Peals | View 180 peals in the Felstead Database | ||||||
| Also | Simulator | ||||||
| Additional information | Also a 53-bell Taylor carillon |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–1–20 | 1468.0 | F♯ | 28.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 5–2–11 | 1324.0 | E | 29.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 6–1–12 | 1176.0 | D | 31.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 6–1–22 | 1100.0 | C♯ | 32.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 7–2–11 | 976.0 | B | 34.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 9–2–7 | 880.0 | A | 37.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 12–3–22 | 782.0 | G | 41.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 15–2–17 | 732.0 | F♯ | 44.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 9 | 20–2–24 | 660.0 | E | 49.00″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 10 | 32–0–4 | 586.0 | D | 55.13″ | 1962 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC |
53 bell carillon, bourdon 211–1–0 in D♯ : Kibbey Carillon
| Bells | 53 (carillon)Edit details |
| Bourdon | 211–1–0 (23660 lb or 10732 kg) in D♯ (310.0 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 1961 by John Taylor & Co (ring created) Ring installed |
| Additional information | Equal temperament |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real | Transp | |||||||||||
| 1 | 0–0–17¾ | 5940.0 | G♯ | C | 7.56″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 2 | 0–0–15½ | 5836.0 | G | B | 7.50″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 3 | 0–0–16 | 6148.0 | F♯ | A♯ | 7.50″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 4 | 0–0–17 | 5800.0 | F | A | 7.75″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 5 | 0–0–16¾ | 5376.0 | E | G♯ | 8.13″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 6 | 0–0–18 | 5031.0 | D♯ | G | 8.31″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 7 | 0–0–19¾ | 4794.0 | D | F♯ | 8.63″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 8 | 0–0–22 | 4464.0 | C♯ | F | 8.88″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 9 | 0–0–21¾ | 4284.0 | C | E | 9.13″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 10 | 0–0–26 | 3988.0 | B | D♯ | 9.50″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 11 | 0–1–1 | 3730.0 | A♯ | D | 10.13″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 12 | 0–1–6 | 3517.0 | A | C♯ | 10.50″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 13 | 0–1–12 | 3322.0 | G♯ | C | 11.18″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 14 | 0–1–17 | 3138.0 | G | B | 11.56″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 15 | 0–1–20 | 2966.0 | F♯ | A♯ | 12.13″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 16 | 0–2–0 | 2792.0 | F | A | 12.69″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 17 | 0–2–4 | 2636.0 | E | G♯ | 13.06″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 18 | 0–2–24 | 2489.0 | D♯ | G | 14.13″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 19 | 0–3–9 | 2348.0 | D | F♯ | 15.00″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 20 | 0–3–27 | 2218.0 | C♯ | F | 16.00″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 21 | 1–0–23 | 2093.0 | C | E | 17.00″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 22 | 1–1–19 | 1974.0 | B | D♯ | 18.00″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 23 | 1–3–0 | 1865.0 | A♯ | D | 19.13″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 24 | 1–3–24 | 1760.0 | A | C♯ | 20.00″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 25 | 2–1–8 | 1665.0 | G♯ | C | 21.13″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 26 | 2–1–24 | 1568.0 | G | B | 21.88″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 27 | 2–3–6 | 1480.0 | F♯ | A♯ | 23.00″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 28 | 3–1–4 | 1399.0 | F | A | 23.88″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 29 | 3–2–1 | 1318.0 | E | G♯ | 25.00″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 30 | 3–3–14 | 1244.0 | D♯ | G | 26.00″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 31 | 4–2–18 | 1174.0 | D | F♯ | 27.50″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 32 | 5–1–26 | 1099.0 | C♯ | F | 29.00″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 33 | 6–1–4 | 1046.0 | C | E | 30.50″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 34 | 7–1–3 | 989.0 | B | D♯ | 32.00″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 35 | 8–2–3 | 932.0 | A♯ | D | 34.13″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 36 | 10–0–10 | 880.0 | A | C♯ | 36.00″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 37 | 11–3–22 | 823.0 | G♯ | C | 38.13″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 38 | 12–1–25 | 798.0 | G | B | 40.75″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 39 | 15–0–16 | 740.0 | F♯ | A♯ | 43.75″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 40 | 18–1–14 | 699.0 | F | A | 45.50″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 41 | 20–0–27 | 660.0 | E | G♯ | 47.88″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 42 | 25–1–0 | 622.0 | D♯ | G | 51.06″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 43 | 30–0–12 | 587.0 | D | F♯ | 54.00″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 44 | 34–3–13 | 555.0 | C♯ | F | 57.00″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 45 | 44–1–24 | 523.0 | C | E | 60.50″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 46 | 48–0–25 | 494.0 | B | D♯ | 63.63″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 47 | 61–1–3 | 466.0 | A♯ | D | 68.00″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 48 | 70–1–9 | 440.0 | A | C♯ | 72.25″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 49 | 84–0–8 | 416.0 | G♯ | C | 76.00″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 50 | 98–2–4 | 393.0 | G | B | 80.88″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 51 | 118–3–0 | 370.0 | F♯ | A♯ | 85.50″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 52 | 143–0–0 | 349.0 | F | A | 91.00″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
| 53 | 211–1–0 | 310.0 | D♯ | G | 103.50″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display [1] | 0–3–24 | 15.88″ | c1380 | Lynn foundry | Y |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 of 10 | 1962 | Steel | Mears & Stainbank | 8.1.E.d | 10.Radial |
Notes
[1]Display bell history
Bell is ex Quidenham monastery, Norfolk
Published: 29/05/2024
Update log
| 24/03/2026 | Carillon - temperament added [Liam Flood] |
| 24/09/2025 | Carillon 1-53: Transposed notes amended [Liam Flood] |
| 29/05/2024 | Display: weight, diameter added [Taylor records, 1963 via Chris Pickford #007038] |
| 29/05/2024 | 53 of carillon: weight amended; nominal, note, founder, date, canon, hanging added; 1-52 of carillon: bell and details added [John Taylor & Co archive by Chris Pickford; additional info provided by Ashley Monck, personal visit (07/05/2024)] |
| 09/05/2024 | Carillon ring name added [Tim Jackson] |
| 22/04/2024 | Carillon added [World Carillon Federation. See also (Carl Scott Zimmerman): http://www.towerbells.org/] |
| 18/01/2020 | 1-10: nominal added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 15/10/2019 | Indication of available toilet facility added [TimJ (REMRKS247; info L Lazzerini) via e-mail] |