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Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Old S Paul's
PlaceWellington
Old S Paul's
Shown in county lists as Wellington, Old S Paul's
IslandNorth Island
CountryNew Zealand
Dove tower ID13770
Rings5 (full-circle ring), tenor 3–3–25 in E♭See below
Display bellsSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames2See below
Latitude & longitude-41.27621, 174.78015View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
OwnershipCentral government
DioceseWellington
Church minorityAnglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
AlsoToilet
URLhttps://www.wellingtonringers.nz/
AffiliationAustralian and New Zealand Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 94 performances here, of which 8 were peals and 8 were in the last two years
Peal boardsView peal boards on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard had images of 1 board recording performances at this tower
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
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Ring of 5, tenor 3–3–25 in E♭
Bells5 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor3–3–25 (445 lb or 202 kg) in E♭ (1244.0 Hz)
PracticesPN: by arrangement
Projects & overhauls
1979 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (ring created)
Ring installed
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PealsView 8 peals in the Felstead Database
AlsoGround floor ringing chamber
Additional informationFormer church of S Paul (Anglican pro-Cathedral) (until 1964)
ART Teaching Centre: Wellington, New Zealand
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
11–3–241864.5B♭20.00″1979Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
22–1–01661.0A♭21.50″1979Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
32–2–51568.0G22.50″1979Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
43–0–201397.0F24.25″1979Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
53–3–251244.0E♭26.60″1979Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
Display bells
BellsEdit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Display [1]4–2–2528.38″1866John Warner & SonsYU
Other bells
BellsEdit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
SanctusFS
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
2Sanctus1979TimberWhitechapel Bell Foundry
11, 2, 3, 4, 5 of 51867Karri & oakJohn Warner & Sons
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 1979 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Frame modified by the addition of karri trusses
Notes

[1]History of bell

This bell was the tenor to the former ring of 3 here.

Published: 15/12/2024

Update log
23/03/2026Place noted as owned by a Crown entity "Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga" whilst also remaining consecrated as Anglican [Wikipedia]
16/04/2025URL amended [Dylan Thomas via #008496]
26/12/2024Display: weight, diameter added [Chris Pickford, citing information from George Dawson via REMRKS501]
15/12/2024Display bell added; note added [Dylan Thomas, see https://osphistory.org/2016/06/22/my-tongue-shall-sing-aloud-of-thy-righteousness-the-first-bells-of-old-st-pauls/ via #007850]
15/01/20241-4: nominal added. [Nigel Taylor tuning records via #006199]
28/12/20221-4: diameter added [Whitechapel records via David Sloman #004318]
17/07/2022Sanctus bell: canon and hanging type added [Dylan Thomas from personal visit]
17/02/20215: nominal added [WBF records (Richard Offen) via Email]
20/07/2020Ringing recommences 28/07/2020 [Derek Williams, Tower Captain via e-mail]
14/07/20201-5: turning,canon info added [Dylan Thomas via 00013893]
26/06/2019No ringing < May 2020: bldg being earthquake strengthened [Simon McMillan (info Derek Williams) via e-mail]
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