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Macclesfield, Cheshire, S Michael & All Angels
PlaceMacclesfield
S Michael & All Angels
Shown in county lists as Macclesfield, S Michael
Unitary authorityCheshire East
Lieutenancy areaCheshire
CountryEngland
Historic countyCheshire
Dove tower ID15811
Rings12 (full-circle ring), tenor 26–0–21 in DSee below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceSJ917736
Latitude & longitude53.26019, -2.12477View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeSK10 1HG
DioceseChester
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII* by Historic England
Church heritage record3041
AlsoToilet
URLshttp://www.inspirewebdesign.com/ringsof12/tower_details.asp?towerid=61
https://www.chesterdg.org.uk/individual-towers/macclesfield-st_michael-all_angels
AffiliationChester Diocesan Guild
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 482 performances here, of which 236 were peals and 16 were in the last two years
Peal boardsView peal boards on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard had images of 6 boards recording performances at this tower
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 12, tenor 26–0–21 in D
Bells12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor26–0–21 (2933 lb or 1330 kg) in D (579.0 Hz)
All rings
1226–0–21 in D12 as tenor
68–2–23 in A8 as tenor
Projects & overhauls
1923 by John Taylor & Co (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
PealsView 235 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–0–51733.0A25.13″1923John Taylor & CoBNFC
25–1–111544.0G26.25″1923John Taylor & CoBNFC
34–3–151458.0F♯26.50″1923John Taylor & CoFNFC
44–3–151298.0E28.00″1923John Taylor & CoFNFC
55–1–91157.0D29.50″1923John Taylor & CoFNFC
66–1–271091.0C♯31.25″1923John Taylor & CoFNFC
77–0–2972.0B33.00″1923John Taylor & CoFNFC
88–2–23865.0A36.13″1923John Taylor & CoFNFC
911–2–26772.0G40.00″1923John Taylor & CoFNFC
1014–0–5728.0F♯42.38″1923John Taylor & CoFNFC
1118–1–15650.0E46.88″1923John Taylor & CoFNFC
1226–0–21579.0D52.88″1923John Taylor & CoFNFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 121923Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co
Update log
18/12/2025Chester DG URL added [Harold Cataquet, Chester DG web master]
05/02/20249: weight amended [JT&Co records 1923 Discrepancy identified during indexing work and checked at source - 11-2-26 is correct via Chris Pickford #006443]
14/03/20201-12: turning added; frame Fr1 added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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