Tower details: Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, Minster Ch of the Most Holy & Undivided Trinity

Place	Kingston upon Hull Minster Ch of the Most Holy & Undivided Trinity or Hull Shown in county lists as Kingston upon Hull, HT Minster
Unitary authority	City of Kingston upon Hull
Lieutenancy area	East Riding of Yorkshire
Country	England
Historic subdivision	East Riding
Historic county	Yorkshire
Dove tower ID	10627
Rings	12 (full-circle ring), tenor 25–2–18 in DSee below 25 (chime), tenor 5–3–14 in BSee below Other bellsSee below
Frames	10See below
Grid reference	TA099285
Latitude & longitude	53.74171, -0.33425View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode	HU1 1RR
Diocese	York
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	I by Historic England
Church heritage record	15057
URLs	https://hullminster.org/bells1 http://www.inspirewebdesign.com/ringsof12/tower_details.asp?towerid=42
Affiliations	Beverley and District Society Yorkshire Association
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard Customise As of last night, BellBoard listed 355 performances here, of which 229 were peals and 9 were in the last two years

Bells

12 (full-circle ring)Edit details

Tenor

25–2–18 (2874 lb or 1304 kg) in D (580.0 Hz)

Extra bells

An extra treble, 2♯ and 6♭

All rings

12	25–2–18 in D	12 as tenor
10	11–0–9 in G	9 as tenor, using 6♭ and 0
8	8–0–25 in A	8 as tenor, using 2♯
6	6–1–16 in D	5 as tenor, using 0

Practices

Mon (exc Bank Hols)

Projects & overhauls

2017 by John Taylor & Co

Bottom 2 semitones to the carillon cast >> 25

2013 by John Taylor & Co

Chime of 15 bells being added (electrically operated)

1899 by John Taylor & Co (ring created)

Ring installed

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Peals

View 232 peals in the Felstead Database

Additional information

Also a 25-bell chime

Bell	Weight	Frequency	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
0	4–0–12	1941.0	B	24.00″	1979	John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd	F	N	FC
1	4–2–22	1740.0	A	25.50″	1959	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
2	4–3–6	1552.0	G	26.50″	1959	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
3	5–2–2	1456.0	F♯	27.50″	1899	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
4	5–3–26	1306.0	E	29.00″	1899	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
5	6–1–16	1161.0	D	30.50″	1899	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
6	7–0–4	1093.0	C♯	31.50″	1899	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
7	7–1–4	970.5	B	33.50″	1899	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
8	8–0–25	870.0	A	36.00″	1899	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
9	11–0–9	776.0	G	40.00″	1899	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
10	13–1–15	728.5	F♯	42.25″	1899	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
11	18–0–9	653.0	E	47.00″	1899	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
12	25–2–18	580.0	D	53.00″	1899	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
2♯	5–0–14	1630.0	G♯	26.50″	1983	John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd	F	N	FC
6♭	7–0–3	1024.0	C	32.50″	1975	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC

Bells	25 (chime)Edit details
Tenor	5–3–14 (658 lb or 298 kg) in B (968.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls	2013 by John Taylor & Co (ring created) Ring installed List all

Bell	Weight	Frequency	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
1	0–1–23	3872.0	B	11.50″	2013	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
2	0–1–27	3655.0	A♯	11.77″	2013	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
3	0–2–6	3450.0	A	12.50″	2013	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
4	0–2–14	3256.0	G♯	13.00″	2013	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
5	0–2–21	3073.0	G	13.50″	2013	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
6	0–3–2	2909.0	F♯	14.00″	2012	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
7	0–3–10	2738.0	F	14.68″	2013	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
8	0–3–18	2587.0	E	15.00″	2012	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
9	0–3–20	2444.0	D♯	15.50″	2012	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
10	0–3–24	2302.0	D	16.00″	2013	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
11	1–0–12	2179.0	C♯	16.75″	2012	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
12	1–0–10	2054.0	C	17.13″	2012	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
13	1–1–0	1936.0	B	18.00″	2012	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
14	1–1–15	1830.0	A♯	18.63″	2012	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
15	1–2–8	1727.0	A	19.50″	2012	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
16	1–3–10	1631.0	G♯	20.63″	2012	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
17	2–0–4	1537.0	G	21.50″	2013	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
18	2–1–10	1451.0	F♯	22.63″	2012	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
19	2–3–20	1369.0	F	24.00″	2012	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
20	3–1–2	1295.5	E	25.13″	2012	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
21	3–2–0	1223.0	D♯	26.00″	2012	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
22	3–3–8	1147.7	D	26.77″	2016	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
23 [1]	4–1–14	1088.0	C♯	28.38″	1960	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
24	5–0–0	1027.0	C	29.72″	2016	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D
25	5–3–14	968.0	B	31.50″	2012	John Taylor & Co	F	N	D

Bells

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	Bell	Weight	Frequency	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	Lady Bell	8–3–13	854.0	A♭	36.00″	1910	J G Pfeifer	Y	4	S

Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
8 [2]	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 of chime	2013	Steel	John Taylor & Co	8.1.A
2 [3] [4]	2# of 12	1990	Cast iron	Fred Pembleton	8.3.A.h	1 D
1 [5]	7, 8, 10, 11, 12 of 12	1727	Oak	John and Richard Williams	6.B	5.X D ➔ 14.X D
– 1.1 [6]	9 of 12	1899	Cast iron & timber	John Taylor & Co	7.A	1 D
– 1.2 [7] [8]	4, 5 of 12	1899	Cast iron & timber	John Taylor & Co	7.A	2.X D
– 1.3	2, 3 of 12	1959	Cast iron	John Taylor & Co	8.3.A.h	2.X1 D
– 1.4	6, 6b of 12	1988	Cast iron	John Taylor & Co	8.3.A.h	2.X1 D
– 1.5	0 of 12	1990	Cast iron	Fred Pembleton	8.3.A.h	1 D
– 1.6	1 of 12	1990	Steel	Fred Pembleton	8.1.B.a	1 D
1A	Lady Bell	2004	Cast iron	Fred Pembleton	8.3.A	1 D

[1]Bell 23/25 origin

Bell 23/25 of the chime was previously at Kingston upon Hull, Holy Apostles.

Published: 30/12/2023; updated: 20/01/2026

[2]Frame Fr8 description

Frame Fr8 is a steel frame in three tiers with six bells on the lower tier, nine bells on the middle tier, and ten bells on the upper tier.

Published: 07/11/2024

[3]Frame Fr2 position

Frame Fr2 is directly above Frame Fr1.6 but in a separate tier.

Published: 07/11/2024

[4]Frame Fr2 origin

The constituent parts of Frame Fr2 were previously at York Minster where the frame held bell 3 of 12.

Published: 07/11/2024

[5]Frame Fr1 layout

Frame Fr1 Layout is Layout 8.3 Diagonal minus Pits A, B, and D.

Published: 17/04/2023; updated: 07/11/2024

[6]Frame Fr1.1 truss

Frame Fr1.1 Truss is 7.A.b but with a single, long piercing.

Published: 07/11/2024

[7]Frame Fr1.2 truss

Frame Fr1.2 Truss is 7.A.b but with a single, long piercing.

Published: 07/11/2024; updated: 07/11/2024

[8]Frame Fr1.2 layout

Frame Fr1.2 Original Layout was Layout 3.3 Diagonal but with Pit C end-to-end with Pit A and on the opposite side of Pit B; Fr1.2 Current Layout is Layout 3.3 Diagonal minus Pit C.

Published: 07/11/2024; updated: 20/01/2026

17/04/2023	Frames Fr1,Fr1.2: layout amended; frame Fr1.4: date amended; frame Fr1.5: date,maker amended [Robin Alden, tower contact; frame diagrams provided by David Stipetic in 1995. via Batch 418]
29/01/2023	Frame details updated [Information provided by Andrew Aspland from personal visit; additional information provided by John Arthur, DAC Bells Advisor, York Diocese; see also ER Yorks, Dawson; see also: https://hullminster.org/carillon]
22/01/2023	Chime name added; c1-c25: hanging type added; Service: name amended, hanging type added [Information (pictures) provided by John Arthur, DAC Bells Advisor, York Diocese. Also, ER Yorks, Dawson (addenda) and see https://hullminster.org/carillon]
17/01/2023	Frame Fr1: date, material, maker noted [David Stipetic via David Potter]
01/12/2022	PN start time amended; URL added [Robin Alden Ringing Master via #004192]