Perth, Western Australia, Australia, The Bell Tower (Swan Bells)
| Place | Perth The Bell Tower (Swan Bells) Shown in county lists as Perth Bell Tower |
| State | Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Dove tower ID | 16028 |
| Rings | 16 (full-circle ring), tenor 29–0–14 in C♯See below 26 (chime), tenor 1–1–4 in BSee below 5 (clock chime), hour bell 12–1–6 in GSee below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Latitude & longitude | -31.95898, 115.85822View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Ownership | Local Authority (Secular) |
| URL | http://www.anzab.org.au/towers.php?tower=SWA |
| Affiliation | Australian and New Zealand Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 16, tenor 29–0–14 in C♯
| Bells | 16 (full-circle ring)Edit details | |||||||||||||||
| Tenor | 29–0–14 (3262 lb or 1480 kg) in C♯ (556.0 Hz) | |||||||||||||||
| Extra bells | 3♭ and 10♭ | |||||||||||||||
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| Practices | Sun (see tower website) 11:00 | |||||||||||||||
| Peals | View 61 peals in the Felstead Database | |||||||||||||||
| Also | Simulator | |||||||||||||||
| Additional information | Also a 26-bell chime Ringing Centre |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–2–11 | 2508.0 | D♯ | 23.13″ | 1998 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–2–21 | 2234.0 | C♯ | 24.00″ | 1988 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–0–20 | 2105.0 | B♯ | 24.25″ | 1988 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–0–0 | 1874.0 | A♯ | 25.50″ | 1988 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 5–1–27 | 1670.5 | G♯ | 26.75″ | 1758 | Abel Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 6 | 5–0–20 | 1488.5 | F♯ | 27.50″ | 1770 | Thomas Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 7 | 5–2–10 | 1405.0 | E♯ | 28.63″ | 1758 | Abel Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 8 | 5–3–17 | 1252.5 | D♯ | 29.75″ | 1725 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 9 | 7–1–3 | 1116.0 | C♯ | 32.50″ | 1725 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 10 | 7–2–19 | 1049.5 | B♯ | 33.75″ | 1725 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 11 | 9–2–8 | 935.5 | A♯ | 36.25″ | 1725 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 12 | 11–2–11 | 833.0 | G♯ | 39.38″ | 1725 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 13 | 14–1–8 | 742.0 | F♯ | 43.25″ | 1725 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 14 | 16–1–11 | 700.5 | E♯ | 45.63″ | 1725 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 15 | 21–1–19 | 624.0 | D♯ | 50.63″ | 1725 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 16 | 29–0–14 | 556.0 | C♯ | 55.75″ | 1726 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 3♭ | 5–0–15 | 1988.0 | B | 25.00″ | 1988 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 10♭ | 8–3–19 | 991.3 | B | 35.38″ | 1988 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC |
Chime of 26, tenor 1–1–4 in B
| Bells | 26 (chime)Edit details |
| Tenor | 1–1–4 (144 lb or 65 kg) in B (1978.0 Hz) |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0–0–17 | 8380.0 | C | 7.00″ | 2006 | Taylors, Eayre & Smith | F | N | |||
| 2 | 0–0–16 | 7912.0 | B | 7.00″ | 2006 | Taylors, Eayre & Smith | F | N | |||
| 3 | 0–0–18 | 7456.0 | A♯ | 7.50″ | 2006 | Taylors, Eayre & Smith | F | N | |||
| 4 | 0–0–18 | 7040.0 | A | 7.50″ | 2006 | Taylors, Eayre & Smith | F | N | |||
| 5 | 0–0–20 | 6644.0 | G♯ | 7.88″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 6 | 0–0–19 | 6268.0 | G | 7.88″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 7 | 0–0–18 | 5920.0 | F♯ | 7.88″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 8 | 0–0–17 | 5592.0 | F | 7.88″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 9 | 0–0–16 | 5272.0 | E | 7.88″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 10 | 0–0–21 | 4976.0 | D♯ | 8.75″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 11 | 0–0–19 | 4696.0 | D | 8.75″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 12 | 0–0–23 | 4436.0 | C♯ | 9.06″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 13 | 0–0–22 | 4188.0 | C | 9.13″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 14 | 0–0–25 | 3952.0 | B | 9.50″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 15 | 0–1–1 | 3732.0 | A♯ | 10.13″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 16 | 0–1–5 | 3520.0 | A | 10.50″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 17 | 0–1–12 | 3324.0 | G♯ | 11.19″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 18 | 0–1–17 | 3139.0 | G | 11.50″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 19 | 0–1–20 | 2962.0 | F♯ | 12.19″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 20 | 0–1–27 | 2794.0 | F | 12.69″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 21 | 0–2–5 | 2638.0 | E | 13.25″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 22 | 0–2–23 | 2490.0 | D♯ | 14.13″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 23 | 0–3–9 | 2350.0 | D | 15.00″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 24 | 0–3–27 | 2217.0 | C♯ | 16.00″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 25 | 1–0–15 | 2093.0 | C | 17.00″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 26 | 1–1–4 | 1978.0 | B | 17.88″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y |
Clock chime, hour bell 12–1–6 in G
| Bells | 5 (clock chime)Edit details |
| Hour bell | 12–1–6 (1378 lb or 625 kg) in G (782.0 Hz) |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 12–1–6 | 782.0 | G | 41.00″ | 1960 | Mears & Stainbank | F | Y | |||
| Quarter 1 | 1–3–16 | 1974.5 | B | 20.00″ | 1960 | Mears & Stainbank | F | Y | |||
| Quarter 2 | 2–1–5 | 1758.5 | A | 21.88″ | 1960 | Mears & Stainbank | F | Y | |||
| Quarter 3 | 3–0–16 | 1564.0 | G | 24.00″ | 1960 | Mears & Stainbank | F | Y | |||
| Quarter 4 | 4–3–0 | 1167.0 | D | 29.00″ | 1960 | Mears & Stainbank | F | Y |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANZAC | 127–2–6 | 369.0 | F♯ | 87.00″ | 2018 | VEEM | F | N | |||
| Display | 9–0–4 | 36.25″ | c1550† | John Saunders | Y | N |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,3b,10b of 16 | 1988 | Steel | Local labour/guild/assn | 8.1.B.c | 18 |
Update log
| 09/04/2020 | fr1: date amended,mod date added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 27/03/2020 | Presence of simulator noted [TimJ (#271 per R Offen) via e-mail] |
| 27/03/2020 | 1-16,3b,10b: frameid added; fr1: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 10/03/2020 | Practice now starts at 11:00 (rather than 12:00) [Simon McMillan, Deryn Griffiths (ANZAB webmasters) via e-mail] |
| 02/03/2019 | ANZAC: nominal added [Nick Bowden via 00013325] |