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 Google Map or OpenStreetMapList 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 BellBoard |
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 | an extra treble and 6♭ | ||||||||||||
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| Practices | Mon | ||||||||||||
| Projects & events | 2List | ||||||||||||
| Peals | View 173 peals in the Felstead Database | ||||||||||||
| Additional information | Detached tower |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–2–9 | 1812.0 | A | 25.50″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–3–19 | 1610.0 | G | 26.63″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–0–27 | 1517.0 | F♯ | 27.50″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–2–5 | 1350.0 | E | 28.38″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 5–3–17 | 1200.0 | D | 30.00″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–2–7 | 1131.0 | C♯ | 31.00″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 7–0–17 | 1005.0 | B | 32.75″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 8–2–14 | 893.0 | A | 35.50″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 9 | 10–0–24 | 795.0 | G | 38.50″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 10 | 12–2–10 | 749.0 | F♯ | 41.00″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 11 | 17–3–10 | 666.0 | E | 46.00″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 12 | 24–3–0 | 591.0 | D | 52.00″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 0extra | 4–3–26 | 2037.7 | B | 24.87″ | 2021 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6♭ | 6–3–27 | 1067.0 | C | 32.00″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | 28.00″ | 1626† | William Clibury | Y | |||||||
| Unused | 47.00″ | 1606† | Henry II Oldfield | R |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,6b | 1973 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 13 ➔ 14 | ||
| – 1.1 | 0extra | 2021 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 1 |
Update log
| 16/12/2022 | Fr1.1: year, material, maker, truss and layout added [Taylors website; confirmed by Paul Mason via Frame backlog] |
| 06/11/2021 | Project completed [David Potter] |
| 06/11/2021 | Added 1 bell [JTc (bell is in new extension of the existing frame. Others moved to make the space) via Paul Mason] |
| 10/04/2021 | New project started to add an extra treble to the ring of 12. Ringing still possible while this work takes place. [David Potter, JT&Co] |
| 07/12/2019 | Clappers & crownstaple work at Loughborough completed [TimJ (#256) via e-mail] |
| 15/11/2019 | Ringing suspended: clappers & c/s at Loughborough [TimJ (#253 JT website) via e-mail] |
| 10/10/2019 | 1-12,6b: turning added; fr1: truss,layout added [[James Hedgcock] via e-mail] |