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Thornhill, West Yorkshire, S Michael & All Angels
Place Thornhill
S Michael & All Angels
Metropolitan borough Kirklees
Lieutenancy area West Yorkshire
Country England
Historic subdivision West Riding
Historic county Yorkshire
Dove tower ID 15558
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–2–6 in G♯See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SE253188
Latitude & longitude 53.66560, -1.61829View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode WF12 0JH
Diocese Leeds
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 13975
Also Toilet
Affiliation Yorkshire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 39 performances here, of which 21 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 9–2–6 in G♯
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 9–2–6 (1070 lb or 485 kg) in G♯ (832.0 Hz)
Practices Wed
Projects & overhauls
1980 by Local & John Taylor's
Transferred from Todmorden, West Yorkshire, St Paul
Bells from removed from St Paul, Cross Stone, Todmorden and installed at Thornhill, having been tuned by Taylors. The frame was also removed from Thornhill (using local labour) and reconstructed at Thornhill.
The following events happened while the ring was at Todmorden, West Yorkshire, St Paul
1910 by Charles Carr (ring created)
Ring installed
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Tuned 1980
Peals View 74 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–3–201662.0G♯24.75″1910†Charles CarrRFC
23–3–51570.0F𝄪25.00″1910†Charles CarrRFC
33–3–111401.0E♯25.75″1910†Charles CarrRFC
44–0–261243.0D♯27.50″1910†Charles CarrRFC
54–1–81110.0C♯29.00″1910†Charles CarrRFC
65–1–181047.0B♯31.00″1910†Charles CarrRFC
76–3–21933.0A♯34.00″1910†Charles CarrRFC
89–2–6832.0G♯38.00″1910†Charles CarrRFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1]1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 81980Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co
Notes

[1]History of the frame

The frame was originally constructed in 1910 by Charles Carr at Todmorden and the framesides were transferred to Thornhill with the bells.

Published: 04/02/2026; updated: 04/02/2026

Update log
04/02/2026Fr1: date/maker amended, noting that the framesides also came from Todmorden. [Andrew Aspland]
12/01/2026Transfer history noted. [Keltek]
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