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Shirley, West Midlands, S James Gt
Place Shirley
S James Gt
Lieutenancy area West Midlands
Country England
Dove tower ID 11396
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 6–1–1 in B♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SP119788
Latitude & longitude 52.40728, -1.82545View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 52.40650, -1.82555
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Postcode B90 2BA
Diocese Birmingham
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
URL http://warksbells.co.uk/shirley/
Affiliation St Martin's Guild
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Ring of 8, tenor 6–1–1 in B♭
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 6–1–1 (701 lb or 318 kg) in B♭ (918.5 Hz)
Practice Thu
Peals View 365 peals in the Felstead Database
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 3–0–2 1835.0 B♭ 22.63" 1946 John Taylor & Co F N
2 3–1–20 1733.0 A 23.63" 1946 John Taylor & Co F N
3 3–3–1 1543.0 G 25.00" 1929 John Taylor & Co F N
4 3–2–8 1374.0 F 26.00" 1855 Charles & George Mears R 4
5 4–0–21 1222.0 E♭ 28.13" 1854 Charles & George Mears R 4
6 4–1–12 1155.0 D 29.00" 1854 Charles & George Mears R 4
7 4–3–25 1030.0 C 31.00" 1854 Charles & George Mears R 4
8 6–1–1 918.5 B♭ 34.38" 1854 Charles & George Mears R 4
Source: Mike Chester; Chris Pickford
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 1929 Cast iron John Taylor & Co 8
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