Merstham, Surrey, S Katharine
Place | Merstham S Katharine |
Lieutenancy area | Surrey |
Country | England |
Historic county | Surrey |
Dove tower ID | 11596 |
Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 13½ cwt in F♯See below |
Frames | 2See below |
Grid reference | TQ290537 |
Latitude & longitude | 51.26875, -0.15214View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 51.26906, -0.15143 View on Google MapEdit details |
Postcode | RH1 3BJ |
Diocese | Southwark |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 12961 |
URL | http://towers.surreybellringers.org.uk/pages/merstham-st-katharine |
Affiliation | Surrey Association |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 8, tenor 13½ cwt in F♯
Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 13½ cwt (~1510 lb or ~690 kg) in F♯ (720.5 Hz) |
Practices | Wed |
Overhauled | 1964 by Mears & Stainbank |
Tuned | 1964 |
Peals | View 45 peals in the Felstead Database |
Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
Additional information | Tuned to old concert pitch (A=454Hz) |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3–2–27 | 1465.5 | F♯ | 25.50″ | 1964 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
2 | 4–0–25 | 1363.0 | E♯ | 27.00″ | 1964 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
3 | 4¼ cwt | 1222.0 | D♯ | 29.00″ | 1901 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 8 | FC | ||
4 | 5 cwt | 1094.0 | C♯ | 30.75″ | 1657 | Bryan II Eldridge | R | M | FC | ||
5 | 6½ cwt | 957.0 | B | 33.00″ | c1380† | William Burford | R | M | FC | ||
6 | 8¼ cwt | 904.5 | A♯ | 35.75″ | 1597† | Robert Mot | R | M | FC | ||
7 | 10¼ cwt | 811.5 | G♯ | 39.50″ | 1774 | Pack & Chapman | R | M | FC | ||
8 | 13½ cwt | 720.5 | F♯ | 43.50″ | 1640 | Bryan II Eldridge | R | M | FC |
Details of frames
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,2,5,6,7,8 | 1899 | Oak | Mears & Stainbank | 6.A | 6.5 R ➔ 8.X11 | ||
– 1.1 | 3,4 | 1964 | Gurjun | Mears & Stainbank | 6.A | 2.X2 |
Update log
05/12/2023 | Fr1: truss, layout, mod added; Fr1.1: truss, layout added [Nick Dallison via Frame Backlog] |
07/12/2022 | 8: founder amended [Bell has fleur de lis stop between each work. Sources: Surrey Bells & London Bell Founders J C L STAHLSCHMIDT via Kye Leaver #004207] |
16/05/2019 | Old concert pitch tuning noted [Richard Offen via e-mail] |
02/05/2019 | Tenor note and ring key not F (nominal: F#-46c) [B Hibbert nominals via pNBR] |
02/05/2019 | 1-8: nominal added [Bill Hibbert via 00013404] |