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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Christ Church
Place Philadelphia
Christ Church
Shown in county lists as Philadelphia, ChCh
State Pennsylvania
Country United States of America
Dove tower ID 10173
Rings 8 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 17 cwt in FSee below
3 (chime)See below
Frames 1See below
Latitude & longitude 39.95074, -75.14398View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Church Episcopal Church of the United States
URL http://www.phillyringers.com/christchurch/
Affiliation North American Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 8, tenor 17 cwt in F
Bells 8 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 17 cwt (1904 lb or ~860 kg) in F (720.0 Hz)
Peals View 1 peal in the Felstead Database
Additional information The ringing bells form part of an 11-bell chime; unringable
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 6–2–7 1430.5 F 29.25" 1754 Lester & Pack Y
2 5–3–16 1345.0 E 29.56" 1754 Lester & Pack Y
3 6–3–21 1206.0 D 31.88" 1754 Lester & Pack Y
4 1068.0 C 31.50" 1953 G & F Paccard Y
5 9–3–24 958.0 B♭ 36.00" 1754 Lester & Pack Y
6 11–2–7 900.0 A 39.00" 1754 Lester & Pack Y
7 12–2–0 796.5 G 41.25" 1754 Lester & Pack Y
8 17 cwt 720.0 F 45.88" 1834 Thomas II Mears Y
Source: GAD(RW2002/516,631); twr website; B Hibbert; C Pickford; M Chester
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Chime of 3
Bells 3 (chime)Edit details
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
0 1609.0 G 21.56" 1953 G & F Paccard Y
2♭ 1266.5 E♭ 25.94" 1953 G & F Paccard Y
5♯ 1008.5 B 32.38" 1953 G & F Paccard Y
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 of 8 Timber Unidentified 6.A 8.2
Contributed by: Mike Chester
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Last updated: 13/10/2017
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