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Birmingham, West Midlands, Cath Ch of S Philip
Place Birmingham
Cath Ch of S Philip
Shown in county lists as Birmingham Cath
Metropolitan borough City of Birmingham
Lieutenancy area West Midlands
Country England
Historic county Warwickshire
Dove tower ID 15513
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 31–0–21 in DSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SP069870
Latitude & longitude 52.48112, -1.89921View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode B3 2QB
Diocese Birmingham
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 689
URL http://www.inspirewebdesign.com/ringsof12/tower_details.asp?towerid=6
Affiliation St Martin's Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 1000 performances here, of which 920 were peals and 51 were in the last two years
Ring of 12, tenor 31–0–21 in D
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 31–0–21 (3493 lb or 1584 kg) in D (580.0 Hz)
All rings
1231–0–21 in D12 as tenor
610–1–10 in A8 as tenor
Projects & overhauls
2004 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul)
1937 by Gillett & Johnston (ring created)
Ring installed
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Peals View 2107 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–3–201740.0A26.75″1949Gillett & JohnstonBFC
25–3–161546.0G27.50″1949Gillett & JohnstonBFC
35–3–11450.0F♯28.25″1937Gillett & JohnstonBFC
46–0–251304.0E29.50″1937Gillett & JohnstonBFC
56–2–91160.0D31.00″1937Gillett & JohnstonFFC
66–3–181088.0C♯32.00″1937Gillett & JohnstonFFC
78–0–20967.0B34.50″1937Gillett & JohnstonFFC
810–1–10870.0A37.75″1937Gillett & JohnstonFFC
913–2–26773.0G41.50″1937Gillett & JohnstonFFC
1015–3–24725.0F♯43.50″1937Gillett & JohnstonFFC
1121–3–20652.0E48.50″1937Gillett & JohnstonFFC
1231–0–21580.0D54.75″1937Gillett & JohnstonFFC
Source: M Wilby; C Pickford
Contributed by: Michael Wilby
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
27,8,91949Cast ironGillett & Johnston8.3.A.m
11,2,3,4,5,6,10,11,121937Cast ironGillett & Johnston8.3.A.n
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
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20/08/2025URL deleted (http://www.5040.co.uk/ringing/birmingham/st-philip%27s-cathedral gives 406 error (not acceptable)). No alternative URL found to date [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker]
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