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Old Post Office Tower, Washington, District of Columbia
Place Washington
Old Post Office Tower
Shown in County Lists as Washington, Old PO Tower
Postcode 20001
Latitude & longitude 38.89445, -77.02750Locate using Google Map or OpenStreetMap
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
District District of Columbia
Country United States of America
Ownership Local Authority (Secular)
Rings 10 (full circle ring), tenor 26-1-13 in DSee below
Frames 1See below
Also Toilet
URL http://washingtonringingsociety.org/about/opot-practice
Affiliation North American Guild
Dove tower ID 15305
Ring of 10, tenor 26-1-13 in D
Bells 10 (full circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 26-1-13 (2953 lb or 1339 kg) in D (585.0 Hz)
All rings
10, 26-1-13 in D
6, 8-2-10 in A
Practice Thu 18:50
Additional information The Bells of Congress
Peals View 117 peals in the Felstead Database
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 5-0-21 1484.5 F♯ 28.00" 1976 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
2 5-2-16 1322.0 E 29.00" 1976 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
3 5-1-3 1178.0 D 30.00" 1976 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
4 5-2-10 1107.5 C♯ 31.00" 1976 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
5 6-2-18 987.0 B 33.38" 1976 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
6 8-2-10 879.5 A 36.50" 1976 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
7 11-2-11 782.5 G 40.50" 1976 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
8 13-2-6 738.0 F♯ 43.00" 1976 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
9 19-0-18 655.5 E 48.50" 1976 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
10 26-1-13 585.0 D 54.50" 1976 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
Source: M Chester(WRS website); C Pickford(WBF); TimJ(R DuPuy;#249/279)
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 1976 Steel Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd 8.1.B.c 10.4
Contributed by: [James Hedgcock]
Last updated: 03/05/2020
Update log
03/05/2020 fr1: date,truss added,material amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
23/10/2019 1-10: partials added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
15/10/2019 Indication of available toilet facility added [TimJ (REMRKS247; info L Lazzerini) via e-mail]
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