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Chelmsford, Essex, Cath Ch of S Mary V, S Peter, & S Cedd
PlaceChelmsford
Cath Ch of S Mary V, S Peter, & S Cedd
Shown in county lists as Chelmsford Cath
Lieutenancy areaEssex
CountryEngland
Historic countyEssex
Dove tower ID15277
Rings12 (full-circle ring), tenor 34–2–22 in CSee below
Frames2See below
Grid referenceTL707069
Latitude & longitude51.73522, 0.47202View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeCM1 1NS
DioceseChelmsford
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record2199
AlsoToilet
URLshttps://www.chelmsfordcathedral.org.uk/get-involved/bellringers
http://www.inspirewebdesign.com/ringsof12/tower_details.asp?towerid=19
AffiliationEssex Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 630 performances here, of which 259 were peals and 13 were in the last two years
Peal boardsView peal boards on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard had images of 18 boards recording performances at this tower
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.
Biographies
View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub
Ring of 12, tenor 34–2–22 in C
Bells12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor34–2–22 (3886 lb or 1763 kg) in C (520.5 Hz)
Extra bells6♭
All rings
1234–2–22 in C12 as tenor
814–2–5 in F9 as tenor, using 6♭
69–3–1 in G8 as tenor
PracticesMon
Projects & overhauls
2009 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul)
1931 by Gillett & Johnston (major overhaul)
1913 by John Warner & Sons (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
PealsView 259 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–1–121591.0G26.56″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
24–2–21411.0F27.63″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
34–3–151330.5E28.44″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
45–1–111185.5D30.03″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
55–3–11054.5C31.44″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
67–0–8989.0B32.75″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
78–1–19888.0A35.50″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
89–3–1782.0G37.88″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
914–2–5702.0F42.75″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
1016–0–8656.5E44.56″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
1123–0–18590.5D50.06″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
1234–2–22520.5C57.88″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
6♭7–2–24931.0B♭33.94″1947John Taylor & CoFNFC
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
26b1947Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h1
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 121913†SteelJohn Warner & Sons8.1.D.a12.X
Update log
18/10/2023URL amended [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker]
16/12/2022Frame Fr1: layout added, material amended; frame Fr2: details added [Colin Chapman via Frame backlog]
03/03/2021Overhauls added [Information provided by Colin Chapman, tower captain.]
23/02/20211-12,6b: turning added [Personal knowledge (Colin Chapman) via Email]
05/06/2019Frame Fr1: material added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
27/05/2019URL amended [Colin Chapman (Tower Captain) via e-mail]
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