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Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, Minster Ch of S John & S Martin
PlaceBeverley
Minster Ch of S John & S Martin
Shown in county lists as Beverley Minster
Unitary authorityEast Riding of Yorkshire
Lieutenancy areaEast Riding of Yorkshire
CountryEngland
Historic subdivisionEast Riding
Historic countyYorkshire
Dove tower ID15335
Rings10 (full-circle ring), tenor 41–1–20 in CSee below
1 (display bells)See below
3 (other bells)See below
Frames4See below
Grid referenceTA037392
Latitude & longitude53.83930, -0.42539View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeHU17 8HT
DioceseYork
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record14921
AlsoToilet
URLhttp://beverleyminster.org.uk/visit-us-2/the-bells/
AffiliationsBeverley and District Society
Yorkshire Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 172 performances here, of which 69 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet
The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here.
Ring of 10, tenor 41–1–20 in C : NW tower
Bells10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor41–1–20 (4640 lb or 2105 kg) in C (526.0 Hz)
All rings
1041–1–20 in C10 as tenor
614–0–0 in G6 as tenor
PracticesTue
Projects & overhauls
2024 by Whites of Appleton
repair the bell frame, refurbish the headstock (including gudgeons) and fittings and fit a new stay to the 7th bell, replace bearings where necessary, replace existing pulley units, and re-sole and re-shroud the wheel units
2023 by Whites of Appleton
Wrought iron clappers fitted in front nine and timber shaft clapper in tenor
1901 by John Taylor & Co (ring created)
Ring installed
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PealsView 69 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional informationEllacombe apparatus
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
17–0–251322.0E29.50″1901John Taylor & CoFNFC
27–1–41179.0D31.13″1896John Taylor & CoFNFC
38–0–231051.0C33.63″1901John Taylor & CoFNFC
48–2–24988.0B34.88″1896John Taylor & CoFNFC
59–2–9881.0A37.13″1901John Taylor & CoFNFC
614–0–0788.0G42.00″1901John Taylor & CoFNFC
717–3–26701.0F46.13″1901John Taylor & CoFNFC
821–2–23659.0E49.00″1901John Taylor & CoFNFC
930–2–16591.0D55.00″1901John Taylor & CoFNFC
1041–1–20526.0C61.13″1901John Taylor & CoFNFC
Display bells : Chamber between NW and SW Towers
Bells1 (display bells)Edit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Disused [1]1¼ cwt2083.5C17.50″1805Thomas Mears & SonYNU
Other bells : SW tower
Bells3 (other bells)Edit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Bourdon140–3–1393.5G87.00″1902John Taylor & CoFS
ex6 [2]8–2–25F♯43.50″c1366†York foundryYU
ex8 [3]21–0–20D51.75″c1366†York foundryR4S
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9ABourdon1901SteelJohn Taylor & Co8.1.B.c1
9Bex81901TimberJohn Taylor & Co6.A1
2 [4]1, 2, 3, 4, 6 of 101901Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.D.a5.X
15, 7, 8, 9, 10 of 101901Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.D.a5.1
Notes

[1]Bell history

bell was previously at Beverley cemetery chapel

Published: 09/03/2026

[2]Bell ex6 history

Previously bell 6/8.

Published: 30/08/2025

[3]Bell ex8 history

Previously bell 8/8.

Published: 30/08/2025

[4]Frame Fr2 Layout

Frame Fr2 layout is similar to Layout 8.1 but minus Pits C,D,E.

Published: 07/08/2024; updated: 07/08/2024

Update log
09/03/2026Bell history note added [David Sloman]
03/07/2024Bourdon: name of bell given
22/05/2024Project completed [John Arthur]
08/04/2024New project added [John Arthur #006793]
09/10/2023New project added [Mark Walker, Whites of Appleton #005718]
08/05/2023Ellacombe noted [John Arthur]
31/10/2022Fr9B added; Disused: nominal, canons, turning, hanging type added; Bourdon: hanging type added; Locations of bells added [Information provided by George Dawson and John Arthur]
30/08/2020ex8/8: canon info amended [Jack Pease via 00013961]
23/07/2019URL amended [Chris Mansfield via e-mail]
24/06/20191-10: turning added [Tim Jackson via 00013490]
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