Oldbury, West Midlands, Christ Church
| Place | Oldbury Christ Church |
| Metropolitan borough | Sandwell |
| Lieutenancy area | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Shropshire (detached) |
| Dove tower ID | 13927 |
| Rings | 8 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 10½ cwt in GSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SO990894 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.50324, -2.01512View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | B69 4DN |
| Diocese | Birmingham |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 757 |
| URL | http://www.wdcra.org.uk/oldbur.htm |
| Affiliation | Worcestershire and Districts Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 2 performances here, of which 2 were peals and none were in the last two years |
| 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 8, tenor 10½ cwt in G
| Bells | 8 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 10½ cwt (~1180 lb or ~530 kg) in G (803.5 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 1937 (major overhaul) 1887 by John Warner & Sons (ring created) Ring installed |
| Peals | View 64 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Unringable: electronic chiming only |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3¾ cwt | 1594.0 | G | 25.25″ | 1887 | John Warner & Sons | Y | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4 cwt | 1509.5 | F♯ | 26.38″ | 1887 | John Warner & Sons | Y | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4½ cwt | 1347.5 | E | 28.13″ | 1887 | John Warner & Sons | Y | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5½ cwt | 1201.0 | D | 30.00″ | 1887 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–2–0 | 1081.5 | C | 32.25″ | 1887 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 7 cwt | 1012.5 | B | 33.88″ | 1887 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 8¼ cwt | 893.0 | A | 35.75″ | 1887 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 10½ cwt | 803.5 | G | 38.81″ | 1887 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2, 4, 6, 7 | 1887 | Timber | John Warner & Sons | 6.S | 4.3 | ||
| 1 | 1, 3, 5, 8 | 1887 | Timber | John Warner & Sons | 6.S | 4.3 |
Update log
| 08/10/2019 | 1-8: partials added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 17/05/2019 | 1-8: nominal added [Nick Bowden via 00013416] |
| 09/02/2019 | fr1,fr2: truss amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 09/02/2019 | 1-8: turning added [Tim Jackson via 00013282] |