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Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Bell Tower
PlacePerth
Bell Tower
Shown in county lists as Perth, Bell Tower
StateWestern Australia
CountryAustralia
Dove tower ID16028
Rings16 (full-circle ring), tenor 29–0–14 in C♯See below
26 (chime), tenor 1–1–4 in BSee below
5 (clock chime), hour bell 12–1–6 in GSee below
Display bellsSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames1See below
Latitude & longitude-31.95898, 115.85822View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
OwnershipLocal Authority (secular)
URLshttp://www.anzab.org.au/towers.php?tower=SWA
https://belltowerringers.asn.au/
AffiliationAustralian and New Zealand Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 1534 performances here, of which 67 were peals and 32 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo 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.
Ring of 16, tenor 29–0–14 in C♯ : Swan Bells
Bells16 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor29–0–14 (3262 lb or 1480 kg) in C♯ (556.0 Hz)
Extra bells3♭ and 10♭
All rings
1629–0–14 in C♯16 as tenor
1214–1–8 in F♯13 as tenor, using 10♭ and 3♭
611–2–11 in G♯12 as tenor
87–1–3 in C♯9 as tenor
65–0–20 in F♯6 as tenor, using 3♭
PracticesSun (see tower website) 11:00
Projects & overhauls
2000
Transferred from Westminster, Greater London, S Martin in the Fields and augmented from 12 bells
The bells from St Martin in the Fields were hung in the newly constructed tower in Perth, known then as the Swan Tower, along with 4 trebles and 2 semitone bells.
The following events happened while the ring was at Westminster, Greater London, S Martin in the Fields
1987
The ring of 12 was removed from St Martin in the Fields.
1727 by Abraham II Rudhall
Augmented from 10 bells
1726 by Abraham II Rudhall (ring created)
Ring of 10 installed at St Martin in the Fields.
List all
PealsView 66 peals in the Felstead Database
AlsoSimulator
Additional informationAlso a 26-bell chime
Ringing Centre
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–2–112508.0D♯23.13″1998Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
24–2–212234.0C♯24.00″1988Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
35–0–202105.0B♯24.25″1988Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
45–0–01874.0A♯25.50″1988Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
55–1–271670.5G♯26.75″1758Abel RudhallRYFC
65–0–201488.5F♯27.50″1770Thomas RudhallRYFC
75–2–101405.0E♯28.63″1758Abel RudhallRYFC
85–3–171252.5D♯29.75″1725Abraham II RudhallRYFC
97–1–31116.0C♯32.50″1725Abraham II RudhallRYFC
107–2–191049.5B♯33.75″1725Abraham II RudhallRYFC
119–2–8935.5A♯36.25″1725Abraham II RudhallRYFC
1211–2–11833.0G♯39.38″1725Abraham II RudhallRYFC
1314–1–8742.0F♯43.25″1725Abraham II RudhallRYFC
1416–1–11700.5E♯45.63″1725Abraham II RudhallRYFC
1521–1–19624.0D♯50.63″1725Abraham II RudhallRYFC
1629–0–14556.0C♯55.75″1726Abraham II RudhallRYFC
3♭5–0–151988.0B25.00″1988Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
10♭8–3–19991.3B35.38″1988Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
Chime of 26, tenor 1–1–4 in B
Bells26 (chime)Edit details
Tenor1–1–4 (144 lb or 65 kg) in B (1978.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1969 by John Taylor & Co (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
10–0–178380.0C7.00″2006Taylors, Eayre & SmithFN
20–0–167912.0B7.00″2006Taylors, Eayre & SmithFN
30–0–187456.0A♯7.50″2006Taylors, Eayre & SmithFN
40–0–187040.0A7.50″2006Taylors, Eayre & SmithFN
50–0–206644.0G♯7.88″1969John Taylor & CoFY
60–0–196268.0G7.88″1969John Taylor & CoFY
70–0–185920.0F♯7.88″1969John Taylor & CoFY
80–0–175592.0F7.88″1969John Taylor & CoFY
90–0–165272.0E7.88″1969John Taylor & CoFY
100–0–214976.0D♯8.75″1969John Taylor & CoFY
110–0–194696.0D8.75″1969John Taylor & CoFY
120–0–234436.0C♯9.06″1969John Taylor & CoFY
130–0–224188.0C9.13″1969John Taylor & CoFY
140–0–253952.0B9.50″1969John Taylor & CoFY
150–1–13732.0A♯10.13″1969John Taylor & CoFY
160–1–53520.0A10.50″1969John Taylor & CoFY
170–1–123324.0G♯11.19″1969John Taylor & CoFY
180–1–173139.0G11.50″1969John Taylor & CoFY
190–1–202962.0F♯12.19″1969John Taylor & CoFY
200–1–272794.0F12.69″1969John Taylor & CoFY
210–2–52638.0E13.25″1969John Taylor & CoFY
220–2–232490.0D♯14.13″1969John Taylor & CoFY
230–3–92350.0D15.00″1969John Taylor & CoFY
240–3–272217.0C♯16.00″1969John Taylor & CoFY
251–0–152093.0C17.00″1969John Taylor & CoFY
261–1–41978.0B17.88″1969John Taylor & CoFY
Clock chime, hour bell 12–1–6 in G
Bells5 (clock chime)Edit details
Hour bell12–1–6 (1378 lb or 625 kg) in G (782.0 Hz)
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Quarter 11–3–161974.5B20.00″1960Mears & StainbankFY
Quarter 22–1–51758.5A21.88″1960Mears & StainbankFY
Quarter 33–0–161564.0G24.00″1960Mears & StainbankFY
Quarter 44–3–01167.0D29.00″1960Mears & StainbankFY
Hour12–1–6782.0G41.00″1960Mears & StainbankFY
Display bells
BellsEdit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Display9–0–436.25″c1550†John SaundersYNU
Other bells
BellsEdit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
ANZAC127–2–6369.0F♯87.00″2018VEEMFNS
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 3b, 10b of 161988SteelLocal labour/guild/assn8.1.B.c18
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 2000
Update log
14/01/2026Transfer history noted. [Keltek]
04/08/2025ANZAC, Display: hanging added [Dylan Thomas, from YouTube and google search via #008999]
22/07/2024URL added
09/04/2020Frame Fr1: date amended,mod date added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
27/03/2020Presence of simulator noted [TimJ (#271 per R Offen) via e-mail]
27/03/20201-16,3b,10b: frameid added; frame Fr1 added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
10/03/2020Practice now starts at 11:00 (rather than 12:00) [Simon McMillan, Deryn Griffiths (ANZAB webmasters) via e-mail]
02/03/2019ANZAC: nominal added [Nick Bowden via 00013325]
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