Westminster, Greater London, Collegiate Ch of S Peter
| Place | Westminster Collegiate Ch of S Peter Shown in county lists as Westminster Abbey |
| London borough | City of Westminster |
| Lieutenancy area | Greater London |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Middlesex |
| Dove tower ID | 14872 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 30–1–15 in DSee below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | TQ300795 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.49959, -0.12837View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JT |
| Diocese | London |
| Status | Royal Peculiar |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 16935 |
| URLs | https://www.westminster-abbey.org/history/explore-our-history/abbey-bells https://www.westminster-abbey.org/events/bell-ringing-days https://www.bellringing.london/westminster-abbey-collegiate-church-of-st-peter/ http://westminster.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=1125 |
| Affiliation | Middlesex County Association and London Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 10, tenor 30–1–15 in D
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 30–1–15 (3403 lb or 1544 kg) in D (587.2 Hz) | ||||||
| All rings |
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| Projects & overhauls | 1971 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (ring created) Ring installed | ||||||
| Peals | View 60 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–3–16 | 1485.0 | F♯ | 27.75″ | 1971 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 5–0–26 | 1322.0 | E | 28.75″ | 1971 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–1–0 | 1176.7 | D | 29.75″ | 1971 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–2–20 | 1109.7 | C♯ | 30.63″ | 1971 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–2–23 | 986.0 | B | 33.00″ | 1971 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 8–1–8 | 880.0 | A | 36.00″ | 1971 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 11–2–4 | 784.0 | G | 40.00″ | 1971 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 14–0–7 | 740.0 | F♯ | 42.38″ | 1971 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 9 | 19–0–10 | 659.2 | E | 47.50″ | 1971 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 10 | 30–1–15 | 587.2 | D | 54.00″ | 1971 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disused 1 | 972.5 | B | 35.00″ | c1320† | successsor to R de Wymbish | Y | |||||
| Disused 2 | 1723.5 | A | 1742 | Thomas Lester | Y | ||||||
| Sanctus | 1738 | Richard Phelps & Thomas Lester | |||||||||
| Service 1 | 11–1–26 | 768.5 | G | 40.00″ | 1583† | Robert Mot | R | D | |||
| Service 2 | 19–1–3 | 646.0 | E | 49.25″ | 1598† | Robert Mot | R | D |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | 1971 | Cast iron | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | 8.3.A.h | 10.X7 |
Update log
| 04/11/2024 | Service1,Service2: hanging added [Ryan Faulkner-Hatt, from personal visit via #007667] |
| 02/11/2024 | Frame Fr1: layout amended [Nigel Taylor via REMRKS491] |
| 18/03/2024 | CofE Diocese added [CHR] |
| 27/01/2024 | URL amended. URL http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/abbey-bells gives 404 error (not found) [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker. Replacement URL determined by Tim Jackson] |
| 07/12/2022 | 3: weight amended [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records #004211] |
| 06/03/2020 | Frame Fr1 added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 23/02/2020 | 1-4,6-10: nominal amended; 8,9: diam amended [Nigel Taylor via e-mail] |
| 16/01/2020 | Disused 1,Disused 2: nominal,note added; Disused 2: canon info added [Bill Hibbert via e-mail] |
| 25/08/2019 | 1-10: canons,turning added [Tim Jackson via 00013603] |
| 25/08/2019 | 1-10: frameid added [John Baldwin via database] |
| 16/08/2019 | 1-9: nominal added; 10: nominal amended [Bill Hibbert via 00013545] |
| 16/08/2019 | Svc1,Svc2: nominal added [Bill Hibbert via 00013546] |