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Southwark, Greater London, Cath Ch of S Saviour
Place Southwark
Cath Ch of S Saviour
or Borough
Shown in county lists as Southwark Cath
London borough Southwark
Lieutenancy area Greater London
Country England
Historic county Surrey
Dove tower ID 16296
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 48–3–1 in B♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 3See below
Grid reference TQ326803
Latitude & longitude 51.50615, -0.08961View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode SE1 9DA
Diocese Southwark
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 12817
URL http://www.southwark-bells.org.uk
Affiliation Surrey Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 835 performances here, of which 227 were peals and 47 were in the last two years
Ring of 12, tenor 48–3–1 in B♭
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 48–3–1 (5461 lb or 2477 kg) in B♭ (465.4 Hz)
Extra bells 2♯
All rings
1248–3–1 in B♭12 as tenor
814–2–25 in F8 as tenor, using 2♯
Practices Wed (not always: check) 18:30
Projects & overhauls
2017 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Remove canons, recast tenor & 7; turn, tune, rehang; new fittings
List all
Tuned 2017
Peals View 478 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
16–2–261396.8F30.25″1735Samuel KnightRYFC
26–3–221242.7E♭31.50″1735Samuel KnightRYFC
36–3–231171.8D32.00″1735Samuel KnightRYFC
48–0–261045.1C34.00″1735Samuel KnightRYFC
59–0–15933.0B♭36.50″1735Samuel KnightRYFC
610–0–23878.5A38.25″1735Samuel KnightRYFC
713–0–0781.7G41.00″2016John Taylor & CoFNFC
814–2–25696.8F45.00″1735Samuel KnightRYFC
917–0–17622.2E♭47.00″1735Samuel KnightRYFC
1022–0–0586.8D51.00″1844Charles & George MearsRYFC
1128–2–1522.6C58.00″1820Thomas II MearsRYFC
1248–3–1465.4B♭64.00″2016John Taylor & CoFNFC
2♯7–1–71318.1E30.75″2005Hayward Mills AssociatesFNFC
Source: M Wilby(Rings of 12); DrL; tower website; ADH; C Pickford; P Mason(JTco); TimJ
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Service5–3–81184.5D30.75″1839Thomas II MearsY4
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9Service
22#2017SteelJohn Taylor & Co8.1.B.a1
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12c1735OakRobert Catlin6.A & 6.B12
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
30/07/2024URL list updated [Robert Sworder, Southwark Cath Society via #007259]
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