| Place | Winchester Cath Ch of Holy Trinity, S Peter, S Paul, & S Swithun Shown in county lists as Winchester Cath |
| Lieutenancy area | Hampshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Hampshire |
| Dove tower ID | 14349 |
| Rings | 14 (full-circle ring), tenor 35–2–6 in CSee below |
| Frames | 3See below |
| Grid reference | SU482292 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.06069, -1.31313View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | SO23 9LS |
| Diocese | Winchester |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 14032 |
| URLs | http://www.medd.org.uk/cathedraldiary https://www.wpbells.org/towers/winchester-cathedral/ |
| Affiliation | Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
| Bells | 14 (full-circle ring)Edit details | |||||||||||||||
| Tenor | 35–2–6 (3982 lb or 1806 kg) in C (518.3 Hz) | |||||||||||||||
| Extra bells | 4♯ and 8♭ | |||||||||||||||
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| Practices | Wed | |||||||||||||||
| Projects & events | 1List | |||||||||||||||
| Peals | View 189 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–3–9 | 1970.0 | B | 25.00″ | 1992 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–3–2 | 1752.5 | A | 25.50″ | 1992 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–3–14 | 1555.0 | G | 26.50″ | 1937 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–0–23 | 1391.0 | F | 28.00″ | 1937 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 5–2–20 | 1308.0 | E | 29.00″ | 1937 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–0–16 | 1164.0 | D | 30.50″ | 1937 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 7–0–7 | 1038.0 | C | 32.50″ | 1937 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 7–2–4 | 977.0 | B | 33.50″ | 1937 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 9 | 8–3–20 | 871.5 | A | 36.00″ | 1937 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 10 | 10–3–21 | 776.0 | G | 39.00″ | 1937 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 11 | 14–2–13 | 692.0 | F | 43.38″ | 1937 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 12 | 17–2–2 | 652.0 | E | 46.00″ | 1937 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 13 | 24–3–13 | 581.5 | D | 51.63″ | 1937 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 14 | 35–2–6 | 518.3 | C | 57.88″ | 1937 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4♯ | 4–3–23 | 1469.0 | F♯ | 27.00″ | 1992 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 8♭ | 6–2–22 | 924.0 | B♭ | 34.25″ | 1621† | Anthony Bond | R | U | FC |
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [2] | 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 | 1734 | Oak | John Williams | 6.D | 8.X ➔ 16.X | ||
| – 1.1 [3] | 8b | 1967 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 1 | ||
| – 1.2 [4] | 1,2,3,4,5,6,4# | 1992 | Iroko | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | 6.A | 7.X |
[1]Notes from the inscriptions and casting dates
The bells were actually cast between 1st September and 28th September 1936. King Edward VIII’s name was removed and King George VI’s incised instead.
Published: 22/08/2021; updated: 30/12/2022
[2]Frame Fr1 layout
Frame Fr1 comprises eight pits arranged around a central square opening with all bells swinging towards that opening. Bells 13 and 14 hang in two parallel pits on the south side; bells 10, 11 and 12 hang in three parallel pits on the east side; bells 7, 8 and 9 hang in three parallel pits on the north side; there are no pits on the western side.
Published: 21/08/2024; updated: 22/04/2025
[3]Frame Fr1.1 layout
Frame Fr1.1 comprises a single pit positioned on the north side of Frame Fr1 (although not structurally connected to it). Bell 8b hangs next to, and at right-angles to, bells 8 and 9.
Published: 21/08/2024; updated: 22/04/2025
[4]Frame Fr1.2 layout
Frame Fr1.2 comprises seven pits arranged on the western side of Frame Fr1 (although not structurally connected to it). Bells 5 and 6 hang in two parallel pits on the north side next to, and parallel with, bells 7, 8 and 9; bells 3, 4# and 4 hang in three parallel pits at right-angles to bells 5 and 6, swinging towards the central square opening; bells 1 and 2 hang in two parallel pits on the south side next to, and parallel with, bells 13 and 14.
Published: 21/08/2024; updated: 22/04/2025
| 21/08/2024 | Frame Fr1: layout, resultant layout amended; frame Fr1.2: layout amended; frame layout notes added [Jack Pease, from personal visit, who describes the various non-standard layouts] |
| 30/12/2022 | Frames Fr1A>Fr1, Fr1B>Fr1.1, Fr1C>Fr1.2 as, whilst independent frames, they are the same collection and logically connected; frame Fr1 resultant layout added |
| 27/09/2021 | Project completion date amended [Tim Jackson] |
| 17/09/2021 | Recently completed Taylors project added [Taylor's web site] |
| 04/12/2020 | Update postcode |
| 21/11/2020 | 8b: turning added; frames Fr1>Fr1A, Fr2>Fr1B, Fr3>Ffr1C; [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 21/11/2020 | Frame Fr1A: truss,layout added; frame Fr1B: truss,layout added; material amended; [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 21/11/2020 | Frame Fr1C: date,material amended,maker,truss added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 07/11/2020 | 1-14,4#,8b: frameid added; frames Fr1,Fr2,Fr3: details added [Jack Pease via e-mail] |
| 15/12/2019 | 1-14,4#: turning added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |