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Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, Town Hall
Place Ballarat
Town Hall
Shown in county lists as Ballarat, Town Hall
State Victoria
Country Australia
Dove tower ID 15347
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 22–0–10 in D♯See below
16 (chime), tenor 2–2–0 in F♯See below
Frames 1See below
Latitude & longitude -37.56214, 143.85673View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode 3350
Ownership Local Authority (secular)
Also Toilet
URL http://www.anzab.org.au/towers.php?tower=CHB
Affiliation Australian and New Zealand Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 27 performances here, of which 7 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 22–0–10 in D♯
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 22–0–10 (2474 lb or 1122 kg) in D♯ (607.5 Hz)
Practices Sun (see tower website) 13:00
Projects & overhauls
1982 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul)
1869 by Mears & Stainbank (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
Tuned 1982
Peals View 15 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Also a 16-bell chime in a separate glass tower
Tuned to old concert pitch (A=454Hz)
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–2–201223.5D♯30.75″1869Mears & StainbankR8FC
26–0–231152.5C𝄪31.38″1869Mears & StainbankR8FC
36–2–81024.5B♯33.50″1869Mears & StainbankR8FC
47–3–2912.0A♯35.25″1869Mears & StainbankR8FC
59–0–10814.5G♯38.50″1869Mears & StainbankR8FC
610–3–25767.5F𝄪40.75″1869Mears & StainbankR8FC
714–2–8684.5E♯44.38″1869Mears & StainbankR8FC
822–0–10607.5D♯50.25″1869Mears & StainbankR8FC
Chime of 16, tenor 2–2–0 in F♯
Bells 16 (chime)Edit details
Tenor 2–2–0 (280 lb or 127 kg) in F♯ (1480.5 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1982 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
10–1–45036.0D♯9.50″1982Whitechapel Bell FoundryFN
20–1–124448.0C♯10.25″1982Whitechapel Bell FoundryFN
30–1–134195.0B♯10.85″1982Whitechapel Bell FoundryFN
40–1–163960.0B11.05″1982Whitechapel Bell FoundryFN
50–1–223736.0A♯11.45″1982Whitechapel Bell FoundryFN
60–2–23326.0G♯12.38″1982Whitechapel Bell FoundryFN
70–2–202964.0F♯13.38″1982Whitechapel Bell FoundryFN
80–3–02795.0E♯14.00″1982Whitechapel Bell FoundryFN
90–3–42638.0E14.63″1982Whitechapel Bell FoundryFN
100–3–122490.0D♯15.25″1982Whitechapel Bell FoundryFN
111–0–62217.0C♯16.63″1982Whitechapel Bell FoundryFN
121–0–242093.0B♯17.38″1982Whitechapel Bell FoundryFN
131–1–81976.0B18.25″1982Whitechapel Bell FoundryFN
141–2–41864.0A♯19.00″1982Whitechapel Bell FoundryFN
152–0–41662.0G♯21.00″1982Whitechapel Bell FoundryFN
162–2–01480.5F♯23.00″1982Whitechapel Bell FoundryFN
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 of 81982SteelWhitechapel Bell Foundry8.1.B.c8.3
Update log
10/03/2020Sunday practice now starts at 13:00 (previously 14:00) [Simon McMillan, Deryn Griffiths (ANZAB webmasters) via e-mail]
18/01/2020c1-c15: nominal added; c3,c12: note amended; frame Fr1: date added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
31/08/2019Frame Fr1: material amended,truss,maker,layout added [[James Hedgcock] via e-mail]
04/02/2019c1-c15: diam added [David Sloman via 00013273]
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