Lichfield, Staffordshire, Cath Ch of BVM & S Chad
| Place | Lichfield Cath Ch of BVM & S Chad Shown in county lists as Lichfield Cath |
| Lieutenancy area | Staffordshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Staffordshire |
| Dove tower ID | 13701 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 31–2–9 in DSee below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SK115097 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.68529, -1.83101View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 52.68366, -1.83011 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | WS13 7LD |
| Diocese | Lichfield |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 16076 |
| URLs | http://www.lichfield-cathedral.org/worship-music/bellringing https://www.lwascr.org/home/towers/lichfield-cathedral |
| Affiliation | Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconries Society |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 10, tenor 31–2–9 in D : South-West Tower
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 31–2–9 (3537 lb or 1604 kg) in D (582.0 Hz) | ||||||
| All rings |
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| Practices | Mon (check on Bank Hol) | ||||||
| Projects & overhauls | 1947 by John Taylor & Co (ring created) Ring installed | ||||||
| Peals | View 199 peals in the Felstead Database | ||||||
| Also | Simulator |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–3–2 | 1468.0 | F♯ | 28.00″ | 1947 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 5–3–17 | 1305.0 | E | 29.00″ | 1947 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 6–0–22 | 1164.0 | D | 30.50″ | 1947 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 6–3–21 | 1098.0 | C♯ | 31.50″ | 1947 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 8–0–17 | 976.0 | B | 34.00″ | 1947 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 10–2–12 | 871.0 | A | 37.50″ | 1947 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 13–2–12 | 776.0 | G | 41.13″ | 1947 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 17–1–4 | 732.5 | F♯ | 44.00″ | 1947 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 9 | 22–0–25 | 651.8 | E | 48.75″ | 1947 | John Taylor & Co | F | 4 | FC | ||
| 10 | 31–2–9 | 582.0 | D | 54.00″ | 1947 | John Taylor & Co | F | 4 | FC |
Other bells : South-West Tower
| Bells | Edit details |
| Projects & overhauls | 2022 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul) Sanctus bell had its clapper indents welded to reduce risk of cracking) and rehung on new fittings in its original position in wooden frame between stone window mullions on the south side of the central tower. |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctus | 1–0–27 | 1712.0 | A | 18.50″ | c1500† | (unidentified) | Y | 4 | S |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sanctus | Timber | 2.C | |||||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | 1688 | Timber | John Baxter | 6.B | 10.1 |
Update log
| 28/04/2025 | 9: turning amended [Ryan Faulkner-Hatt, from personal visit. via #008543] |
| 05/08/2023 | Ring name added [Requested by Malcolm Taylor] |
| 24/06/2022 | Frame Fr9: truss amended [Chris Pickford from personal visit] |
| 08/02/2022 | Project completed [David Potter] |
| 05/02/2022 | Sanctus frame amended, although rather than being in the gabled end of a building, it is in the wall of the central tower. [Jon Townsend, Clerk of Works] |
| 04/02/2022 | Sanctus: weight amended; Sanctus: hanging type added [JT&Co data (per GAD) via Chris Pickford] |
| 14/05/2021 | New project started to rehang service bell on new fittings [David Potter, JT&Co via Email] |
| 08/05/2021 | 10: turning amended (turned by Taylors on 05/Mar/2021) [John Allen, local contact] |
| 14/12/2020 | Sanctus: turning added. [Jon Townsend via Email] |
| 08/07/2020 | URL amended: only a SINGLE hyphen in worship-music [TimJ(#291) via URLbad] |
| 03/06/2019 | fr1: maker,layout amended,truss added [Chris Pickford via e-mail] |
| 01/06/2019 | 1-10: turning added [Tim Jackson via 00013436] |
| 31/05/2019 | fr1: material,maker added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |