King's Norton, West Midlands, S Nicolas
| Place | King's Norton S Nicolas |
| Metropolitan borough | City of Birmingham |
| Lieutenancy area | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Worcestershire |
| Dove tower ID | 12070 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 17–1–6 in ESee below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SP049789 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.40865, -1.92916View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 52.40854, -1.92967 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | B38 8TW |
| Diocese | Birmingham |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 727 |
| URL | http://www.wdcra.org.uk/kingsn.htm |
| Affiliations | St Martin's Guild Worcestershire and Districts Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 65 performances here, of which 32 were peals and none were in the last two years |
Ring of 10, tenor 17–1–6 in E
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 17–1–6 (1938 lb or 879 kg) in E (656.0 Hz) | ||||||
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| Projects & events | 1List | ||||||
| Peals | View 199 peals in the Felstead Database | ||||||
| Additional information | Ringing temporarily suspended Tower unsafe |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–2–11 | 1658.0 | G♯ | 25.00″ | 1926 | John Taylor & Co | B | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–3–22 | 1480.0 | F♯ | 26.00″ | 1926 | John Taylor & Co | B | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–1–11 | 1315.0 | E | 27.13″ | 1924 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 4–2–11 | 1240.0 | D♯ | 28.00″ | 1924 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 5–2–21 | 1104.5 | C♯ | 30.38″ | 1924 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–3–13 | 983.5 | B | 33.13″ | 1905 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 7–1–19 | 877.0 | A | 35.00″ | 1924 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 9–1–11 | 828.0 | G♯ | 37.13″ | 1924 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 9 | 13–0–6 | 737.0 | F♯ | 41.13″ | 1924 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 10 | 17–1–6 | 656.0 | E | 46.00″ | 1924 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unused | 22.88″ | 1689 | Matthew I Bagley | Y | U |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | 1892 | Composite | John Taylor & Co | 10 |
Update log
| 23/01/2022 | 1-2: canons amended [CJP inspection notes 1989 and JT records via Chris Pickford] |
| 28/03/2021 | Ringing not currently permitted while tower/spire issues are addressed [Catherine Taylor, local ringer] |
| 14/07/2020 | 1-10: turning added [[James Hedgcock] via 00013897] |