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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen, Scotland, S Nicholas Kirk (CS)
PlaceAberdeen
S Nicholas Kirk
Shown in county lists as Aberdeen, S Nicholas Kirk
Lieutenancy areaCity of Aberdeen
Council areaCity of Aberdeen
CountryScotland
Historic countyAberdeenshire
Dove tower ID17777
Rings48 (carillon), bourdon 89–3–26 in G♯See below
Grid referenceNJ940062
Latitude & longitude57.14750, -2.09946View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeAB10 1JP
Church groupChurch of Scotland
Listed gradeA by Historic Environment Scotland
AlsoToilet
URLhttps://carillonsbi.org/municipal-carillon-the-kirk-of-st-nicholas/
Biographies
View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub
48 bell carillon, bourdon 89–3–26 in G♯ : Municipal Carillon
Bells48 (carillon)Edit details
Bourdon89–3–26 (10078 lb or 4571 kg) in G♯ (410.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1954 by Gillett & Johnston
Augmented from 37 bells
Expanded carillon with 11 bells.
1952 by Gillett & Johnston (ring created)
Contract signed in 1951 for Gillet & Johnston to scrap the existing 37-bell Van Aerschodt carillon of 1887 and recast a new instrument of 37 bells, making sure to leave room to add additional lighter bells in the future. Inaugurated in 1952 by Clifford Ball.
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BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
10–0–246568.0G♯8.13″1954Gillett & JohnstonD
20–0–276201.0G8.50″1954Gillett & JohnstonD
30–0–255852.0F♯8.50″1954Gillett & JohnstonD
40–0–255524.0F8.88″1954Gillett & JohnstonD
50–1–45214.0E9.50″1954Gillett & JohnstonD
60–1–54922.0D♯1952Gillett & JohnstonD
70–1–94646.0D10.50″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
80–1–134384.0C♯10.94″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
90–1–154138.0C11.31″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
100–1–173906.0B11.50″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
110–2–03688.0A♯12.25″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
120–2–73480.0A12.81″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
130–2–23285.0G♯1952Gillett & JohnstonD
140–2–143100.0G13.38″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
150–2–212926.0F♯13.38″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
160–3–92762.0F14.75″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
170–3–212607.0E15.31″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
181–0–52461.0D♯16.25″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
191–1–02322.0D17.00″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
201–1–22192.0C♯17.56″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
211–1–102069.0C18.63″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
221–2–241953.0B19.00″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
231–2–271844.0A♯20.13″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
241–3–121740.0A20.81″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
251–3–221642.0G♯22.69″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
262–1–261550.0G22.75″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
272–2–181462.0F♯23.50″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
283–0–231381.0F24.50″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
293–2–41304.0E25.94″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
304–0–61230.0D♯26.81″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
314–2–51160.0D28.38″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
324–3–11096.0C♯29.44″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
336–0–41034.0C31.56″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
346–3–18976.0B33.00″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
357–2–10922.0A♯34.38″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
369–1–12870.0A36.50″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
3710–3–14821.0G♯38.50″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
3812–2–20775.0G41.00″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
3915–1–6731.0F♯43.00″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
4018–2–18690.0F45.63″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
4122–1–0650.0E48.50″1954Gillett & JohnstonD
4227–0–20615.0D♯51.38″1952Gillett & JohnstonD
4332–3–0580.0D55.00″1954Gillett & JohnstonD
4438–2–14548.0C♯57.25″1954Gillett & JohnstonD
4547–0–7518.0C61.63″1954Gillett & JohnstonD
4655–1–14488.0B65.56″1954Gillett & JohnstonD
4763–0–11461.0A♯69.13″1954Gillett & JohnstonD
4889–3–26410.0G♯77.38″1954Gillett & JohnstonS
Update log
18/09/2026TowerBase ID added (Lost Ring) [via REMRKS616]
18/09/2026Destroyed carillon - amend weights, diameters, and pitches; add explanatory note [Scott Orr and Liam Flood]
16/09/2026Destroyed carillon - added notes, weights, and diameters [Aberdeen Evening Express, 23 March 1887, p. 4 (Social History Archive) via Scott Orr]
16/09/2026Carillon - add project history (1952, 1954) [https://carillonsbi.org/municipal-carillon-the-kirk-of-st-nicholas/ via Liam Flood]
16/09/2026Destroyed carillon - add bells and project history [Belgian Carillons in UK Clock Towers (Part 2) by Darlah Thomas (Antiquarian Horology, Volume 46, No. 4 (December 2025), pp. 509–522; https://inbeat.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Belgian-bells-Part-2-low-res.pdf) via Liam Flood]
15/04/2026Lost ring details noted. [David Cawley; CB Aberdeenshire]
10/05/2025TowerBase ID deleted; no bells remain from former full-circle ring
06/10/202448: hanging amended
28/12/2022Postcode amended. Postcode AB10 1JZ was terminated on 01/Sep/2022 [Quarterly postcode check using ONS data sourced via Doogal website via Tim Jackson]
09/07/2021Ecclesiastical region amended [Tim Jackson]
29/06/2021Latitude and Longitude amended [Tim Jackson]
10/06/202118,29,44: weight added [George Dawson's register via Mike Chester]
16/04/2021Carillon details contributed by Scott A Orr
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