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Collegiate Ch of S Peter, Westminster, Greater London
Place Westminster
Collegiate Ch of S Peter
Shown in County Lists as Westminster Abbey
Grid reference TQ300795
Postcode SW1P 3JT
Latitude & longitude 51.49959, -0.12837Locate using Google Map or OS Map or OpenStreetMap
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Lieutenancy area Greater London
Country England
Status Royal Peculiar
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Rings 10 (full circle ring), tenor 30-1-15 in DSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
URL http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/abbey-bells
Affiliation Middlesex County Association and London Diocesan Guild
Dove tower ID 14872
Ring of 10, tenor 30-1-15 in D
Bells 10 (full circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 30-1-15 (3403 lb or 1544 kg) in D (587.2 Hz)
All rings
10, 30-1-15 in D
6, 8-1-8 in A
Peals View 56 peals in the Felstead Database
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 4-3-16 1485.0 F♯ 27.75" 1971 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
2 5-0-26 1322.0 E 28.75" 1971 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
3 5-1-20 1176.7 D 29.75" 1971 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
4 5-2-20 1109.7 C♯ 30.63" 1971 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
5 6-2-23 986.0 B 33.00" 1971 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
6 8-1-8 880.0 A 36.00" 1971 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
7 11-2-4 784.0 G 40.00" 1971 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
8 14-0-7 740.0 F♯ 42.38" 1971 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
9 19-0-10 659.2 E 47.50" 1971 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
10 30-1-15 587.2 D 54.00" 1971 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
Source: twr notice; RW; W Cook; CBC; B Hibbert; N Taylor; JCB(S Alford); TimJ(#268)
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Other bells
Bells Edit details
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
Sanctus 1738 Richard Phelps & Thomas Lester
Service 11-1-26 768.5 G 40.00" 1583† Robert Mot R
Service 2 19-1-3 646.0 E 49.25" 1598† Robert Mot R
Unused 1 972.5 B 35.00" c1320† successsor to R de Wymbish Y
Unused 2 1723.5 A 1742 Thomas Lester Y
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 of 10 1971 Cast iron Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd 8.3.A.h NonStd
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Last updated: 06/03/2020
Update log
06/03/2020 fr1: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
23/02/2020 1-4,6-10: nominal amended; 8,9: diam amended [Nigel Taylor via e-mail]
16/01/2020 Ds1,Ds2: nominal,note added; Ds2: canon info added [Bill Hibbert via e-mail]
25/08/2019 1-10: canons,turning added [Tim Jackson via 00013603]
25/08/2019 1-10: frameid added [John Baldwin via database]
16/08/2019 1-9: nominal added; 10: nominal amended [Bill Hibbert via 00013545]
16/08/2019 Svc1,Svc2: nominal added [Bill Hibbert via 00013546]
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