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Christchurch, Dorset, Priory Ch of Holy Trinity
Place Christchurch
Priory Ch of Holy Trinity
Unitary authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Lieutenancy area Dorset
Country England
Historic county Hampshire
Dove tower ID 10415
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 27 cwt in DSee below
Frames 3See below
Grid reference SZ159925
Latitude & longitude 50.73212, -1.77485View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode BH23 1BU
Diocese Winchester
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 14219
URL https://www.wpbells.org/towers/christchurch/
Affiliation Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 204 performances here, of which 53 were peals and 14 were in the last two years
Ring of 12, tenor 27 cwt in D
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 27 cwt (~3020 lb or ~1370 kg) in D (589.0 Hz)
Extra bells 6♭
All rings
1227 cwt in D12 as tenor
811 cwt in G9 as tenor, using 6♭
610–2–19 in A8 as tenor
Practices Mon (check on Bank Hol)
Projects & overhauls
1996 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd (major overhaul)
Remains of cast in crown staples removed from bells 5, 6, 11 and 12; clappers of these four bells overhauled
1991 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul)
General overhaul, including replacement of gudgeons and bearings
1976 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
The former 6th bell was scrapped and the two preserved trebles from 1904 melted down and recast into a flat sixth bell, which was hung in a new metal low-sided frame extension
1932 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
The 6th bell was retired and a new bell cast in its place. The frame was extended with two wooden pits on the eastern side and the whole frame strengthened with new grillage of rolled steel joists. Four new trebles cast to augment the bells to twelve; the 1904 trebles of the ten were preserved on a stand in the belfry with the former 6th. The new trebles were provided with cast iron headstocks and ball bearings; the heaviest eight were rehung on ball bearings and provided with new independent crown staples on their original headstocks
1904 by Llewellins & James (major overhaul)
Augmented to ten with two new trebles, supplied with all new fittings. The wheels of the back eight were replaced.
1885 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
The bells were rehung in a new timber frame for ten bells, the 3rd (of eight) being recast. The heaviest five bells had their canons removed, and all the bells were rehung on new fittings, including wooden headstocks, plain bearings, and plate gudgeons
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Peals View 147 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Ellacombe apparatus
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–3–241779.0A25.63″1932John Taylor & CoFFC
25–2–121586.0G27.00″1932John Taylor & CoFFC
35–3–141495.0F♯28.00″1932John Taylor & CoFFC
47–0–201334.0E30.50″1932John Taylor & CoFFC
56½ cwt1197.0D33.00″1755Abel RudhallYFC
67 cwt1123.0C♯34.00″1755Abel RudhallYFC
79–3–20994.5B35.50″1885John Taylor & CoYFC
810–2–19888.5A37.38″1931John Taylor & CoFFC
911 cwt793.0G39.63″c1367†John RuffordRFC
1014 cwt745.0F♯43.25″c1367†John RuffordRFC
1120 cwt656.3E48.88″1730†Abraham II RudhallRFC
1227 cwt589.0D53.88″1730†Abraham II RudhallRFC
6♭8–0–181058.0C33.50″1976John Taylor & CoFFC
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1]2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 121885TimberJohn Taylor & Co6.A10.X ➔ 13.X
– 1.11, 31932TimberJohn Taylor & Co6.A2.X2
– 1.26b1976Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h1
Notes

[1]Frame layout

Fr1 layout is most similar to 10.2 but with Pit 6 at right-angles, aligned with Pit 5, and with Pit 3 at right-angles, aligned with Pit 2.

Published: 01/01/2023

Update log
28/12/2022Fr1, Fr1.1: truss added, layout amended; Fr1.2: truss added [Jack Pease from personal visit]
28/12/2022Overhauls added [Information sourced as follows: - Personal visits - Rings of Twelve website - B&B Dorset, Dalton, Vol 1, pp 201-210 - BN 1885/266 - BN 1904/87 - RW 1932/455 - RW 1969/518 via Jack Pease]
24/07/2022Ellacombe added [https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1450317]
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