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Lichfield, Staffordshire, Cath Ch of BVM & S Chad
Place Lichfield
Cath Ch of BVM & S Chad
Shown in county lists as Lichfield Cath
Lieutenancy area Staffordshire
Country England
Dove tower ID 13701
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 31–2–9 in DSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SK115097
Latitude & longitude 52.68529, -1.83101View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 52.68366, -1.83011
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Postcode WS13 7LD
Diocese Lichfield
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
URL http://www.lichfield-cathedral.org/worship-music/bellringing
Affiliation Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconries Society
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 10, tenor 31–2–9 in D
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 31–2–9 (3537 lb or 1604 kg) in D (582.0 Hz)
All rings
10, 31–2–9 in D
6, 10–2–12 in A
Practice Mon (check on Bank Hol)
Peals View 190 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Simulator
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 5–3–2 1468.0 F♯ 28.00" 1947 John Taylor & Co F N
2 5–3–17 1305.0 E 29.00" 1947 John Taylor & Co F N
3 6–0–22 1164.0 D 30.50" 1947 John Taylor & Co F N
4 6–3–21 1098.0 C♯ 31.50" 1947 John Taylor & Co F N
5 8–0–17 976.0 B 34.00" 1947 John Taylor & Co F N
6 10–2–12 871.0 A 37.50" 1947 John Taylor & Co F N
7 13–2–12 776.0 G 41.13" 1947 John Taylor & Co F N
8 17–1–4 732.5 F♯ 44.00" 1947 John Taylor & Co F N
9 22–0–25 651.8 E 48.75" 1947 John Taylor & Co F N
10 31–2–9 582.0 D 54.00" 1947 John Taylor & Co F 4
Source: J Allen; A Higson; CBC; S Hutchieson; N Bowden; TimJ(J Hedgcock); C Pickford
Contributed by: [John Allen]
Other bells
Bells Edit details
Overhauled
2022 by John Taylor & Co
Sanctus bell had its clapper indents welded to reduce risk of cracking) and rehung on new fittings in its original position in wooden frame between stone window mullions on the south side of the central tower.
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
Sanctus 1–0–27 1712.0 A 18.50" c1500† (unidentified) Y 4
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
9 Sanctus Unidentified 9.D
1 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 of 10 1688 Timber John Baxter 6.B 10.1
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Update log
08/02/2022 Project completed [David Potter]
05/02/2022 Sanctus frame amended, although rather than being in the gabled end of a building, it is in the wall of the central tower. [Jon Townsend, Clerk of Works]
04/02/2022 Sanctus: weight amended; Sanctus: hanging type added [JT&Co data (per GAD) via Chris Pickford]
14/05/2021 New project started to rehang service bell on new fittings [David Potter, JT&Co via Email]
08/05/2021 10: turning amended (turned by Taylors on 05/Mar/2021) [John Allen, local contact]
14/12/2020 Sanctus: turning added. [Jon Townsend via Email]
08/07/2020 URL amended: only a SINGLE hyphen in worship-music [TimJ(#291) via URLbad]
03/06/2019 fr1: maker,layout amended,truss added [Chris Pickford via e-mail]
01/06/2019 1-10: turning added [Tim Jackson via 00013436]
31/05/2019 fr1: material,maker added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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