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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, Cath Ch of S Nicholas
Place Newcastle upon Tyne
Cath Ch of S Nicholas
Shown in county lists as Newcastle Cath
Metropolitan borough City of Newcastle upon Tyne
Lieutenancy area Tyne and Wear
Country England
Historic county Northumberland
Dove tower ID 10887
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 37–2–17 in D♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Grid reference NZ249639
Latitude & longitude 54.96999, -1.61164View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode NE1 1PE
Diocese Newcastle
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 8385
Also Toilet
URL http://www.inspirewebdesign.com/ringsof12/tower_details.asp?towerid=68
Affiliation Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 640 performances here, of which 257 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 12, tenor 37–2–17 in D♭
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 37–2–17 (4217 lb or 1913 kg) in D♭ (545.5 Hz)
Extra bells an extra treble and 6♭
All rings
1237–2–17 in D♭12 as tenor
1017–0–16 in G♭9 as tenor, using 6♭ and 0extra
613–1–2 in A♭8 as tenor
68 cwt in D♭5 as tenor, using 0extra
Peals View 594 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Ringing temporarily suspended until further notice due to dangerous movement in weather vanes
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–1–121646.0A♭25.75″1914John Taylor & CoBFC
25–1–251466.0G♭27.00″1914John Taylor & CoBFC
3<6–2–51384.0F28.63″1892John Taylor & CoRFC
4<6–3–101228.5E♭30.25″1928John Taylor & CoRFC
5<8–0–21083.0D♭33.00″1892John Taylor & CoRFC
6<9–0–41023.5C34.00″1892John Taylor & CoRFC
711–0–14918.5B♭37.50″1892John Taylor & CoFFC
813–1–2815.5A♭40.50″1892John Taylor & CoFFC
917–0–16724.0G♭44.63″1892John Taylor & CoFFC
1020–3–23688.0F47.38″1892John Taylor & CoFFC
1127–0–23608.0E♭52.63″1892John Taylor & CoFFC
1237–2–17545.5D♭59.00″1892John Taylor & CoFFC
0extra4–3–01848.0B♭24.50″1999John Taylor Bellfounders LtdBFC
6♭8–2–18969.0C♭35.00″1914John Taylor & CoFFC
Source: A Higson; W Hibbert; M Chester(P Rivet); H Smith; D Bryant; CBC
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Bourdon<118–2–0412.9A♭83.50″1891John Taylor & CoRS
Unused [1]12¼ cwt832.0A♭39.50″c1385†William DaweY
Unused [2]18 cwt687.0F46.00″c1425†York foundryY
Unused [3]20½ cwt619.0E♭49.50″c1425†York foundryY
Notes

[1]Bell history

#4 from the previous (pre-1892) ring of eight

Published: 05/09/2024

[2]Bell history

#6 from the previous (pre-1892) ring of eight

Published: 05/09/2024

[3]Bell history

#7 from the previous (pre-1892) ring of eight

Published: 05/09/2024

Update log
05/09/20246b: weight amended; history of unused bells added [Chris Pickford from the Taylors archive (weight) and see: https://northeastbells.co.uk/newcastle-cathedral/]
22/08/2024Bourdon: hanging type added [https://northeastbells.co.uk/newcastle-cathedral/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq9BDC_uVJE via Jason Burnet #007368]
03/07/2024Bourdon: name of bell given
21/12/2023Ringing still suspended [Howard Smith, DAC Bells Advisor]
15/11/20232: weight amended [Taylor records, 1914 via Chris Pickford #005919]
16/12/2022Ringing suspended until further notice due to dangerous movement in weather vanes [Howard E J Smith #004264]
06/02/20216♭: note amended [Tim Jackson]
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