Royal Hillsborough, Down, Northern Ireland, S Malachi (CI)
| Place | Royal Hillsborough S Malachi or Hillsborough |
| County | Down |
| District | Lisburn and Castlereagh |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Dove tower ID | 16595 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 18–3–16 in ESee below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 3See below |
| Grid reference | J244587 |
| Latitude & longitude | 54.46166, -6.08114View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | BT26 6AE |
| Diocese | Down and Dromore |
| Church group | Church of Ireland |
| Listed grade | A by Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division |
| URL | https://bellringingireland.org/tower/hillsborough-st-malachy/ |
| Affiliation | Irish 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 10, tenor 18–3–16 in E
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 18–3–16 (2116 lb or 960 kg) in E (646.0 Hz) | ||||||
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| Practices | Wed (exc Summer) | ||||||
| Peals | View 59 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–0–10 | 1628.0 | G♯ | 25.00″ | 1970 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–3–10 | 1448.0 | F♯ | 27.00″ | 1970 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–2–8 | 1296.0 | E | 29.50″ | 1772 | Thomas Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–2–24 | 1221.5 | D♯ | 30.50″ | 1772 | Thomas Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–2–14 | 1083.0 | C♯ | 32.56″ | 1886 | John Warner & Sons | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 6 | 7–0–13 | 967.0 | B | 34.25″ | 1772 | Thomas Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 7 | 8–3–19 | 863.0 | A | 37.75″ | 1886 | John Warner & Sons | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 8 | 10–0–13 | 814.0 | G♯ | 38.88″ | 1772 | Thomas Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 9 | 13–1–14 | 726.0 | F♯ | 42.88″ | 1772 | Thomas Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 10 | 18–3–16 | 646.0 | E | 48.50″ | 1772 | Thomas Rudhall | R | 4 | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | 10–1–19 | c1772 | Thomas Rudhall | Y |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2A | 3, 4 | 1970 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 2.X1 | ||
| 2B | Service | 2009 | Steel | Hayward Mills Associates | 8.1.A.b | |||
| 1 | 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | 1948 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.C.e | 8.3 |
Update log
| 02/10/2023 | URL deleted (URL https://www.hillsboroughparish.org.uk/bell-ringers gives 404 error (not found)) [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker] |
| 20/08/2022 | 2,4: frame number amended [Simon Walker, local contact] |
| 16/07/2022 | 1-10: turning added [Simon Walker, local ringer via James Hedgcock] |
| 19/05/2022 | Now Royal Hillsborough [Letters patent effective 20 Oct 2021] |
| 21/03/2022 | Fr2A: layout added (provisional scheme) [Tim Jackson] |
| 06/08/2020 | 2,3,4,svc: frameid amended; fr2 >> fr2A; fr2B: details added; [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 06/08/2020 | fr1,fr2A: material amended, truss,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 07/02/2020 | URL replaced: www.hillsboroughbells.co.uk not working [TimJ (#264) via URLbad] |