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Bacup, Lancashire, Christ Church
Place Bacup
Christ Church
Lieutenancy area Lancashire
Country England
Dove tower ID 12876
Rings 8 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 10–2–7 in A♭See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SD873233
Latitude & longitude 53.70669, -2.19370View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode OL13 9DR
Diocese Manchester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Also Toilet
Affiliation Lancashire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 8, tenor 10–2–7 in A♭
Bells 8 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 10–2–7 (1183 lb or 537 kg) in A♭ (822.5 Hz)
Peals View 21 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Church closed; Building is up for sale / under offer; unringable
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 3–2–15 1641.0 A♭ 24.50" 1923 Mears & Stainbank F N
2 3–3–1 1546.5 G 25.50" 1923 Mears & Stainbank F N
3 4–3–2 1377.5 F 27.75" 1854 Charles & George Mears Y N
4 5–1–12 1233.0 E♭ 28.75" 1854 Charles & George Mears Y N
5 6–1–11 1093.5 D♭ 31.75" 1854 Charles & George Mears Y N
6 6–3–1 1032.5 C 33.00" 1854 Charles & George Mears Y N
7 8–0–2 910.0 B♭ 36.00" 1854 Charles & George Mears Y N
8 10–2–7 822.5 A♭ 39.50" 1854 Charles & George Mears Y N
Source: M Chester(J Greenhough); Dove wt tenor; D Kelly; J Greenhough; D Sloman(WBF info); TimJ(G Lee)
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,5,6,7,8 c1854 Timber ? C & G Mears 6.A 6.1
1A 3,4 1923 Cast iron ? Mears & Stainbank 8.3.A.h 8.3
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
16/04/2019 Bells are now unringable [TimJ (info: G Lee) via e-mail]
16/04/2019 fr1,fr1A: layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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