Worcester, Worcestershire, S Swithun
Place | Worcester S Swithun Shown in county lists as Worcester, S Swithun |
Lieutenancy area | Worcestershire |
Country | England |
Dove tower ID | 12921 |
Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 13–0–21 in FSee below Other bellsSee below |
Frames | 2See below |
Grid reference | SO850549 |
Latitude & longitude | 52.19251, -2.22038View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | WR1 2DE |
Ownership | Churches Conservation Trust |
Listed grade | I by Historic England |
URL | http://worcesterbells.org.uk/ |
Affiliation | Worcestershire and Districts Association |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 6, tenor 13–0–21 in F
Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 13–0–21 (1477 lb or 670 kg) in F (713.0 Hz) |
Overhauled | 1973 by Local labour/guild/assn |
Tuned | 1973 |
Peals | View 28 peals in the Felstead Database |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6–2–24 | 1200.0 | D | 31.75" | 1654 | John I Martin | R | Y | ||
2 | 6–2–10 | 1068.0 | C | 32.63" | 1654 | John I Martin | R | Y | ||
3 | 6–0–6 | 952.0 | B♭ | 32.38" | c1420† | Worcester foundry | R | Y | ||
4 | 8–0–12 | 898.0 | A | 35.75" | c1420† | Worcester foundry | R | Y | ||
5 | 10–2–17 | 801.0 | G | 39.25" | c1420† | Worcester foundry | R | Y | ||
6 | 13–0–21 | 713.0 | F | 44.25" | 1654 | John I Martin | R | Y |
Other bells
Bells | Edit details |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unused | 0–3–2 | E | 16.50" | 1720 | Abraham II Rudhall | R |
Details of frames
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | c1699 | Timber | Unidentified | 6.A | − 6.16 | |||
1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 of 6 | 1973 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h |
Update log
19/04/2019 | 1-6: turn'g,frameid added; fr1:maker,mat'l,truss added; fr2:added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
28/02/2019 | Revised URL supplied [Jim Clatworthy (pp Simon Wilmhurst) via e-mail] |