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Chester, Cheshire, Cath Ch of Christ & BVM
Place Chester
Cath Ch of Christ & BVM
Shown in county lists as Chester Cath
Unitary authority Cheshire West and Chester
Lieutenancy area Cheshire
Country England
Historic county Cheshire
Dove tower ID 15972
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 24–3–0 in DSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SJ406664
Latitude & longitude 53.19160, -2.88939View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode CH1 2DY
Diocese Chester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Church heritage record 2795
Also Toilet
URLs http://www.inspirewebdesign.com/ringsof12/tower_details.asp?towerid=21
https://chesterdg.org.uk/chester-cathedral/
Affiliation Chester Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 1142 performances here, of which 178 were peals and 120 were in the last two years
Ring of 12, tenor 24–3–0 in D
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 24–3–0 (2772 lb or 1257 kg) in D (591.0 Hz)
Extra bells 6♭
All rings
1224–3–0 in D12 as tenor
1010–0–24 in G9 as tenor, using 6♭
68–2–14 in A8 as tenor
65–3–17 in D5 as tenor
Practices Mon
Projects & overhauls
2021 by John Taylor & Co
Extra treble cast; installed with new fittings and frame extension to give light ten
2019 by John Taylor & Co
Major work done to clappers and c/s
1973 by John Taylor & Co (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
Peals View 178 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Detached tower
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
04–2–102028.9B24.50″2021John Taylor & CoFNFC
14–2–91812.0A25.50″1973John Taylor & CoFNFC
24–3–191610.0G26.63″1973John Taylor & CoFNFC
35–0–271517.0F♯27.50″1973John Taylor & CoFNFC
45–2–51350.0E28.38″1973John Taylor & CoFNFC
55–3–171200.0D30.00″1973John Taylor & CoFNFC
66–2–71131.0C♯31.00″1973John Taylor & CoFNFC
77–0–171005.0B32.75″1973John Taylor & CoFNFC
88–2–14893.0A35.50″1973John Taylor & CoFNFC
910–0–24795.0G38.50″1973John Taylor & CoFNFC
1012–2–10749.0F♯41.00″1973John Taylor & CoFNFC
1117–3–10666.0E46.00″1973John Taylor & CoFNFC
1224–3–0591.0D52.00″1973John Taylor & CoFNFC
6♭6–3–271067.0C32.00″1973John Taylor & CoFNFC
Source: A Whiting(Bells of Chester Cath, 1974); A Higson; J Hedgcock; D Sloman; J Greenhough; TimJ(REMRK246)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Disused47.00″1606†Henry II OldfieldR
Service28.00″1626†William CliburyY
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 6b1973Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h13 ➔ 14
– 1.102021Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h1
Contributed by: [James Hedgcock]
Update log
16/12/2022Frame Fr1.1: year, material, maker, truss and layout added [Taylors website; confirmed by Paul Mason via Frame backlog]
06/11/2021Project completed [David Potter]
06/11/2021Added 1 bell [JTc (bell is in new extension of the existing frame. Others moved to make the space) via Paul Mason]
10/04/2021New project started to add an extra treble to the ring of 12. Ringing still possible while this work takes place. [David Potter, JT&Co]
07/12/2019Clappers & crownstaple work at Loughborough completed [TimJ (#256) via e-mail]
15/11/2019Ringing suspended: clappers & c/s at Loughborough [TimJ (#253 JT website) via e-mail]
10/10/20191-12,6b: turning added; frame Fr1: truss,layout added [[James Hedgcock] via e-mail]
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