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Birmingham, West Midlands, Abbey Ch of S Thomas & S Edmund of Canterbury, Erdington (RC)
Place Birmingham, Erdington
Abbey Ch of S Thomas & S Edmund of Canterbury
or Erdington
Shown in county lists as Birmingham, Erdington Abbey
Lieutenancy area West Midlands
Country England
Dove tower ID 12089
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 15–3–16 in FSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 3See below
Grid reference SP112923
Latitude & longitude 52.52854, -1.83630View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 52.52845, -1.83555
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Postcode B23 6QN
Archdiocese Birmingham
Church Roman Catholic Church
Listed grade II* by Historic England
URL http://warksbells.co.uk/erdington-abbey/
Affiliation St Martin's Guild
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Ring of 8, tenor 15–3–16 in F
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 15–3–16 (1780 lb or 807 kg) in F (692.0 Hz)
Practice Fri
Peals View 168 peals in the Felstead Database
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 4–1–0 1383.0 F 26.38" 1950 John Taylor & Co F N
2 4–2–21 1306.0 E 27.38" 1950 John Taylor & Co F N
3 5–0–26 1164.0 D 29.00" 1950 John Taylor & Co F N
4 6–0–7 1037.0 C 31.00" 1950 John Taylor & Co F N
5 7–0–26 924.0 B♭ 33.63" 1950 John Taylor & Co F N
6 8–0–27 871.0 A 35.50" 1950 John Taylor & Co F N
7 11–0–6 777.0 G 39.13" 1950 John Taylor & Co F N
8 15–3–16 692.0 F 44.13" 1950 John Taylor & Co F N
Source: M Chester; A Higson; M Smith; C Pickford; P Denton; TimJ(J Hedgcock;REMRKS#246)
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Other bells
Bells Edit details
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
Angelus 3–3–10 F 26.50" 1849 John Taylor & Son Y N
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
9 Angelus Unidentified
2 3,4,7 of 8 1950 Cast iron John Taylor & Co 8.3.A.h
1 1,2,5,6,8 of 8 1950 Cast iron John Taylor & Co 8.3.C.e
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Update log
19/04/2020 Listing Grade changed to II* (from II) [TimJ / NHLE via e-mail]
11/10/2019 1-8: turning added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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