Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Bell Tower
| Place | Perth Bell Tower Shown in county lists as Perth, Bell Tower |
| State | Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Dove tower ID | 16028 |
| Rings | 16 (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 |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Latitude & longitude | -31.95898, 115.85822View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Ownership | Local Authority (secular) |
| URLs | http://www.anzab.org.au/towers.php?tower=SWA https://belltowerringers.asn.au/ |
| Affiliation | Australian and New Zealand 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. |
Ring of 16, tenor 29–0–14 in C♯ : Swan Bells
| Bells | 16 (full-circle ring)Edit details | |||||||||||||||
| Tenor | 29–0–14 (3262 lb or 1480 kg) in C♯ (556.0 Hz) | |||||||||||||||
| Extra bells | 3♭ and 10♭ | |||||||||||||||
| All rings |
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| Practices | Sun (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. | |||||||||||||||
| Peals | View 66 peals in the Felstead Database | |||||||||||||||
| Also | Simulator | |||||||||||||||
| Additional information | Also a 26-bell chime Ringing Centre |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–2–11 | 2508.0 | D♯ | 23.13″ | 1998 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–2–21 | 2234.0 | C♯ | 24.00″ | 1988 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–0–20 | 2105.0 | B♯ | 24.25″ | 1988 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–0–0 | 1874.0 | A♯ | 25.50″ | 1988 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 5–1–27 | 1670.5 | G♯ | 26.75″ | 1758 | Abel Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 6 | 5–0–20 | 1488.5 | F♯ | 27.50″ | 1770 | Thomas Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 7 | 5–2–10 | 1405.0 | E♯ | 28.63″ | 1758 | Abel Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 8 | 5–3–17 | 1252.5 | D♯ | 29.75″ | 1725 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 9 | 7–1–3 | 1116.0 | C♯ | 32.50″ | 1725 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 10 | 7–2–19 | 1049.5 | B♯ | 33.75″ | 1725 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 11 | 9–2–8 | 935.5 | A♯ | 36.25″ | 1725 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 12 | 11–2–11 | 833.0 | G♯ | 39.38″ | 1725 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 13 | 14–1–8 | 742.0 | F♯ | 43.25″ | 1725 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 14 | 16–1–11 | 700.5 | E♯ | 45.63″ | 1725 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 15 | 21–1–19 | 624.0 | D♯ | 50.63″ | 1725 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 16 | 29–0–14 | 556.0 | C♯ | 55.75″ | 1726 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 3♭ | 5–0–15 | 1988.0 | B | 25.00″ | 1988 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 10♭ | 8–3–19 | 991.3 | B | 35.38″ | 1988 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC |
Chime of 26, tenor 1–1–4 in B
| Bells | 26 (chime)Edit details |
| Tenor | 1–1–4 (144 lb or 65 kg) in B (1978.0 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 1969 by John Taylor & Co (ring created) Ring installed |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0–0–17 | 8380.0 | C | 7.00″ | 2006 | Taylors, Eayre & Smith | F | N | |||
| 2 | 0–0–16 | 7912.0 | B | 7.00″ | 2006 | Taylors, Eayre & Smith | F | N | |||
| 3 | 0–0–18 | 7456.0 | A♯ | 7.50″ | 2006 | Taylors, Eayre & Smith | F | N | |||
| 4 | 0–0–18 | 7040.0 | A | 7.50″ | 2006 | Taylors, Eayre & Smith | F | N | |||
| 5 | 0–0–20 | 6644.0 | G♯ | 7.88″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 6 | 0–0–19 | 6268.0 | G | 7.88″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 7 | 0–0–18 | 5920.0 | F♯ | 7.88″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 8 | 0–0–17 | 5592.0 | F | 7.88″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 9 | 0–0–16 | 5272.0 | E | 7.88″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 10 | 0–0–21 | 4976.0 | D♯ | 8.75″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 11 | 0–0–19 | 4696.0 | D | 8.75″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 12 | 0–0–23 | 4436.0 | C♯ | 9.06″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 13 | 0–0–22 | 4188.0 | C | 9.13″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 14 | 0–0–25 | 3952.0 | B | 9.50″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 15 | 0–1–1 | 3732.0 | A♯ | 10.13″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 16 | 0–1–5 | 3520.0 | A | 10.50″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 17 | 0–1–12 | 3324.0 | G♯ | 11.19″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 18 | 0–1–17 | 3139.0 | G | 11.50″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 19 | 0–1–20 | 2962.0 | F♯ | 12.19″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 20 | 0–1–27 | 2794.0 | F | 12.69″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 21 | 0–2–5 | 2638.0 | E | 13.25″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 22 | 0–2–23 | 2490.0 | D♯ | 14.13″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 23 | 0–3–9 | 2350.0 | D | 15.00″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 24 | 0–3–27 | 2217.0 | C♯ | 16.00″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 25 | 1–0–15 | 2093.0 | C | 17.00″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | |||
| 26 | 1–1–4 | 1978.0 | B | 17.88″ | 1969 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y |
Clock chime, hour bell 12–1–6 in G
| Bells | 5 (clock chime)Edit details |
| Hour bell | 12–1–6 (1378 lb or 625 kg) in G (782.0 Hz) |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter 1 | 1–3–16 | 1974.5 | B | 20.00″ | 1960 | Mears & Stainbank | F | Y | |||
| Quarter 2 | 2–1–5 | 1758.5 | A | 21.88″ | 1960 | Mears & Stainbank | F | Y | |||
| Quarter 3 | 3–0–16 | 1564.0 | G | 24.00″ | 1960 | Mears & Stainbank | F | Y | |||
| Quarter 4 | 4–3–0 | 1167.0 | D | 29.00″ | 1960 | Mears & Stainbank | F | Y | |||
| Hour | 12–1–6 | 782.0 | G | 41.00″ | 1960 | Mears & Stainbank | F | Y |
Display bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 9–0–4 | 36.25″ | c1550† | John Saunders | Y | N | U |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANZAC | 127–2–6 | 369.0 | F♯ | 87.00″ | 2018 | VEEM | F | N | S |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 3b, 10b of 16 | 1988 | Steel | Local labour/guild/assn | 8.1.B.c | 18 |
Update log
| 14/01/2026 | Transfer history noted. [Keltek] |
| 04/08/2025 | ANZAC, Display: hanging added [Dylan Thomas, from YouTube and google search via #008999] |
| 22/07/2024 | URL added |
| 09/04/2020 | Frame Fr1: date amended,mod date added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 27/03/2020 | Presence of simulator noted [TimJ (#271 per R Offen) via e-mail] |
| 27/03/2020 | 1-16,3b,10b: frameid added; frame Fr1 added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 10/03/2020 | Practice now starts at 11:00 (rather than 12:00) [Simon McMillan, Deryn Griffiths (ANZAB webmasters) via e-mail] |
| 02/03/2019 | ANZAC: nominal added [Nick Bowden via 00013325] |