Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, S Paul
| Place | Whitley Bay S Paul |
| Metropolitan borough | North Tyneside |
| Lieutenancy area | Tyne and Wear |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Northumberland |
| Dove tower ID | 17001 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 17–0–23 in ESee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | NZ353720 |
| Latitude & longitude | 55.04164, -1.44779View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | NE26 2JW |
| Diocese | Newcastle |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 8512 |
| URLs | http://www.stpaulsbellringerswhitleybay.org.uk/ https://northeastbells.co.uk/whitley-bay/ https://dandn.org/northern-district/#Whitley-Bay |
| Affiliation | Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Association |
| 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 8, tenor 17–0–23 in E
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 17–0–23 (1927 lb or 874 kg) in E (671.5 Hz) |
| Practices | Mon |
| Projects & overhauls | 2025 by John Taylor & Co New sound control system installed 1912 by John Taylor & Co (ring created) Ring installed |
| Peals | View 375 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–3–13 | 1342.5 | E | 27.63″ | 1912 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 5–1–12 | 1266.0 | D♯ | 28.50″ | 1912 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–3–4 | 1126.5 | C♯ | 30.50″ | 1912 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 6–2–25 | 1007.0 | B | 32.63″ | 1912 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 7–2–22 | 896.0 | A | 35.00″ | 1912 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 9–1–16 | 846.0 | G♯ | 37.13″ | 1912 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 12–1–4 | 755.5 | F♯ | 41.00″ | 1912 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 17–0–23 | 671.5 | E | 46.00″ | 1912 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 1 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Update log
| 13/08/2026 | North East Bells URL added; Durham and Newcastle DA URL added [Mike Chester, Webmaster] |
| 20/01/2026 | Postcode amended (postcode NE26 2TQ was terminated on 01/Aug/2025) [Quarterly postcode check using ONS data sourced via Doogal website] |
| 25/09/2025 | Project completed [David Potter #009222] |
| 04/08/2025 | New project added [David Potter #008996] |
| 27/09/2022 | URL amended [Error detected during Xenu Link Sleuth checks. Replacement URL determined by Tim Jackson] |
| 28/03/2021 | 1-8: turning and frame no added [James Hedgcock] |