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Oldham, Greater Manchester, S Mary
PlaceOldham
S Mary
Metropolitan boroughOldham
Lieutenancy areaGreater Manchester
CountryEngland
Historic countyLancashire
Dove tower ID12889
Rings12 (full-circle ring), tenor 35–0–4 in D♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames4See below
Grid referenceSD927051
Latitude & longitude53.54259, -2.11144View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeOL1 3BP
DioceseManchester
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII* by Historic England
Church heritage record8295
AlsoToilet
URLhttp://www.inspirewebdesign.com/ringsof12/tower_details.asp?towerid=74
AffiliationLancashire Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 214 performances here, of which 98 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo 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.
Ring of 12, tenor 35–0–4 in D♭
Bells12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor35–0–4 (3924 lb or 1780 kg) in D♭ (545.0 Hz)
Extra bells6♭
All rings
1235–0–4 in D♭12 as tenor
815–0–0 in G♭9 as tenor, using 6♭
610–3–26 in A♭8 as tenor
Projects & overhauls
1922 by John Taylor & Co (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
PealsView 262 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
16–2–141631.0A♭27.50″1922John Taylor & CoBNFC
26–3–91450.0G♭28.50″1922John Taylor & CoBNFC
36–0–231370.0F29.00″1922John Taylor & CoFNFC
46–1–201221.0E♭30.38″1922John Taylor & CoFNFC
57–1–271087.0D♭32.63″1922John Taylor & CoFNFC
67–3–11026.0C33.38″1922John Taylor & CoFNFC
79–2–2913.0B♭36.13″1922John Taylor & CoFNFC
810–3–26814.0A♭38.75″1922John Taylor & CoFNFC
915–0–0726.0G♭43.50″1922John Taylor & CoFNFC
1018–2–14684.0F46.25″1922John Taylor & CoFNFC
1124–2–24611.3E♭51.38″1922John Taylor & CoFNFC
1235–0–4545.0D♭57.63″1922John Taylor & CoFNFC
6♭8–2–21975.0C♭35.00″1978John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) LtdFNFC
Other bells
BellsEdit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Disused5¼ cwt31.25″1722Abraham II RudhallYU
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
3 [1]1, 2, 4, 51922Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h4.5 ➔ 5.X
– 3.171983Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd8.3.A.h1
23, 6, 9, 10, 6b1922Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C.e5.1
18, 11, 121922Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C.e3.3
Notes

[1]Frame Fr3 resultant layout

Frame Fr3 Resultant Layout is Layout 6.5 (Reversed) minus Pit E.

Published: 16/03/2025

Update log
14/06/2024Disused: hanging added; frames Fr1, Fr2: layout added; frame Fr3: layout, resultant layout added; frame Fr3.1 added [Tim Jackson]
21/12/2019Dedication (slightly) amended; practices no longer held [TimJ (#258; Crockford; D Thomas, Tower Captain) via e-mail]
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