Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, Old Post Office Tower
| Place | Washington Old Post Office Tower Shown in county lists as Washington, Old PO Tower |
| District | District of Columbia |
| Country | United States of America |
| Dove tower ID | 15305 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 26–1–13 in DSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Latitude & longitude | 38.89445, -77.02750View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | 20001 |
| Ownership | Local Authority (secular) |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | http://washingtonringingsociety.org/about/opot-practice https://www.nagcr.org/towers-and-bands/washington-old-post-office |
| Affiliation | North American 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 26–1–13 in D : Bells of Congress
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 26–1–13 (2953 lb or 1339 kg) in D (585.0 Hz) | ||||||
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| Practices | Thu 18:50 | ||||||
| Projects & overhauls | 1976 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (ring created) Ring installed | ||||||
| Peals | View 123 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–0–21 | 1484.5 | F♯ | 28.00″ | 1976 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 5–2–16 | 1322.0 | E | 29.00″ | 1976 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–1–3 | 1178.0 | D | 30.00″ | 1976 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–2–10 | 1107.5 | C♯ | 31.00″ | 1976 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–2–18 | 987.0 | B | 33.38″ | 1976 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 8–2–10 | 879.5 | A | 36.50″ | 1976 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 11–2–11 | 782.5 | G | 40.50″ | 1976 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 13–2–6 | 738.0 | F♯ | 43.00″ | 1976 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 9 | 19–0–18 | 655.5 | E | 48.50″ | 1976 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 10 | 26–1–13 | 585.0 | D | 54.50″ | 1976 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | 1976 | Steel | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | 8.1.B.c | 10.4 |
Update log
| 03/05/2020 | Frame Fr1: date,truss added,material amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 23/10/2019 | 1-10: partials added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 15/10/2019 | Indication of available toilet facility added [TimJ (REMRKS247; info L Lazzerini) via e-mail] |