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Rochdale, Greater Manchester, S Chad
Place Rochdale
S Chad
Metropolitan borough Rochdale
Lieutenancy area Greater Manchester
Country England
Historic county Lancashire
Dove tower ID 16976
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–2–8 in ASee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SD896131
Latitude & longitude 53.61470, -2.15806View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode OL16 1QU
Diocese Manchester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 8352
Also Toilet
Affiliation Lancashire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 124 performances here, of which 69 were peals and 21 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 8–2–8 in A
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–2–8 (960 lb or 435 kg) in A (868.0 Hz)
All rings
108–2–8 in A10 as tenor
64–1–13 in E6 as tenor
Practices Tue
Projects & overhauls
2024 by Blyth & Co (major overhaul)
The ring of 8 from Glodwick augmented to 10 bells and hung in a new 10 bell frame at St Chad's, Rochdale.
2020
Bells removed from St Mark, Glodwick
1937 by Mears & Stainbank (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
Peals View 73 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
12–2–192192.4C♯20.87″2024Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & CoFNFC
22–3–231972.9B21.89″2024Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & CoFNFC
33–0–171755.5A23.00″1937Mears & StainbankFNFC
43–1–171630.5G♯24.00″1937Mears & StainbankFNFC
53–2–101447.5F♯25.00″1937Mears & StainbankFNFC
64–1–131298.5E27.00″1937Mears & StainbankFNFC
75–0–141157.0D29.00″1937Mears & StainbankFNFC
85–1–161082.5C♯30.00″1937Mears & StainbankFNFC
97–0–15978.0B33.00″1937Mears & StainbankFNFC
108–2–8868.0A36.00″1937Mears & StainbankFNFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [2]1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 102024SteelBlyth & Co8.1.B.a10.X
Notes

[1]Former bell 6/8 fate

Former bell 6/8 was transferred to Fornham St Martin, Suffolk to become bell 7/8.

Published: 08/07/2024; updated: 07/05/2025

[2]Frame Fr1 layout

Frame Fr1 Layout is Layout 10.5 except that Pit 3 is end-to-end with Pit 5, with Pit 4 at right-angles in between.

Published: 24/09/2024; updated: 07/05/2025

Update log
24/09/2024Frame Fr1: 2024 frame added; 1872 frame noted as destroyed [Peter Hayward via #487]
16/09/2024PN is Tuesday [Andrew Webster, local contact]
16/09/2024Project complete; test ring took place 28/Jun/2024 [Andrew Webster, local contact]
21/08/20241,2: weight, nominal, note, date, founder, canons, turning, hanging added [Matthew Higby]
22/12/2023Project description amended [Jo Blyth, Office Manager, Blyth & Co Ltd.]
14/12/2023Project started. Bells now removed. [Tom Blyth, Blyth & Co]
13/11/2023Frame Fr1: layout added [Video in Bellringers group 12/11/23]
16/09/2023New project added [Jo Blyth, Office Manager, Blyth & Co Ltd]
29/06/2020Frame Fr1: material amended,date,maker,truss added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
21/06/20201-8: frameid added [[James Hedgcock] via 00013856]
21/06/20201-8: nominal added; frame Fr1: details added [Chris Pickford via 00013857]
20/06/20201-8: turning,canon info added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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