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Heworth, Tyne and Wear, S Mary
Place Heworth
S Mary
Metropolitan borough Gateshead
Lieutenancy area Tyne and Wear
Country England
Historic county Durham
Dove tower ID 12244
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 6–0–16 in A♯See below
Grid reference NZ286619
Latitude & longitude 54.95101, -1.55423View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode NE10 0PA
Diocese Durham
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Church heritage record 4284
URL http://dandn.esy.es/new/central.html#heworth
Affiliation Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 53 performances here, of which 28 were peals and 5 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 6–0–16 in A♯
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 6–0–16 (688 lb or 312 kg) in A♯ (915.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1987
Transferred from Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, S Peter
The Jarrow bells were found in Shepherd’s Scrap Yard in Byker, Newcastle and subsequently installed at Heworth.
The following events happened while the ring was at Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, S Peter
1971
The ring of 6 was removed from the church prior to its demolition. The bells were stored at a local chemical works, but then disappeared and were assumed lost.
1880 by John Warner & Sons (ring created)
Ring of 6 installed at S Peter, Jarrow.
List all
Peals View 47 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–251541.0F𝄪25.25″1880John Warner & SonsFC
23–1–191372.0E♯26.06″1880John Warner & SonsFC
33–3–191220.0D♯27.75″1880John Warner & SonsFC
44–1–121153.0C𝄪28.50″1880John Warner & SonsFC
55–0–171030.0B♯31.00″1880John Warner & SonsFC
66–0–16915.0A♯34.00″1880John Warner & SonsFC
Update log
18/01/2026Transfer history noted. [northeastbells.co.uk]
05/06/2024Heworth bells now available for ringing. All issues with previous flooding inside of tower now resolved [Howard E J Smith, Diocesan bell advisor #007073]
20/12/2023Ringing suspended temporarily [Howard Smith, DAC Bells Advisor]
20/02/20211-6: nominal added and key changed from A to A# [JT data 1920 (at Jarrow) via Chris Pickford]
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