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Houston, Texas, United States of America, Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church
Place Houston
Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church
Shown in county lists as Houston, Palmer
State Texas
Country United States of America
Dove tower ID 13288
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 6–0–23 in BSee below
9 (chime)See below
Frames 2See below
Latitude & longitude 29.71639, -95.39633View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode 77030
Church Episcopal Church of the United States
URL https://www.nagcr.org/towers-and-bands/houston-palmer
Affiliation North American Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 8, tenor 6–0–23 in B
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 6–0–23 (695 lb or 315 kg) in B (985.0 Hz)
Practice Mon (rotates: see website) 19:00
Overhauled
2005 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Peals View 3 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Also a 9-bell (electrically operated) chime
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 2–1–20 1970.0 B 21.06" 2005 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
2 2–1–21 1847.0 A♯ 21.50" 2005 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
3 2–2–9 1647.4 G♯ 22.25" 2005 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
4 2–3–8 1473.2 F♯ 23.63" 2005 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
5 3–1–11 1314.0 E 25.44" 2005 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
6 3–3–7 1232.0 D♯ 26.38" 2005 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
7 4–2–7 1102.0 C♯ 28.63" 2005 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
8 6–0–23 985.0 B 31.75" 2005 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
Source: N Thomas; B Hibbert(PGD); C Zimmerman; J Hedgcock; TimJ(#280); N Taylor
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Chime of 9
Bells 9 (chime)Edit details
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 2–0–9 1564.0 G 22.31" 1927 Meneely (Troy) R 8
2 2–3–7 1468.0 F♯ 23.63" 2005 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
3 3–1–11 1307.0 E 25.50" 2005 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
4 4–1–15 1169.2 D 27.94" 2005 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
5 4–0–2 1043.7 C 29.50" 1927 Meneely (Troy) R 8
6 6–1–27 978.4 B 32.63" 2005 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
7 8–2–0 875.0 A 36.44" 2005 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
8 10–3–11 790.0 G 41.75" 1929 Meneely (Troy) R 8
2♭ 2–2–15 1390.1 F 24.44" 1927 Meneely (Troy) R 8
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
2 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,2b of chime Unidentified
1 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 of 8 Steel Unidentified 8.1.B.c 8.3
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
22/03/2022 URL amended [Error detected during Xenu Link Sleuth checks. Alternative URL determined by TCJ via Tim Jackson]
18/06/2020 1-8: nominal amended; c1-c8,c2b: nominal,diam,frameid added; [Nigel Taylor via 00013842]
18/06/2020 c1,c2b,c5,c8: canon info,turning added; c4: wt amended [Nigel Taylor via 00013842]
18/06/2020 1-8: diam added [Nigel Taylor via 00013842]
08/05/2020 1-8: frameid added; fr1: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
06/05/2020 1-8,c2,c3,c4,c6,c7: turning added [[James Hedgcock] via 00013739]
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