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St Albans, Hertfordshire, Cath & Abbey Ch of S Alban
Place St Albans
Cath & Abbey Ch of S Alban
Shown in county lists as St Albans Cath
Lieutenancy area Hertfordshire
Country England
Dove tower ID 15782
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 21–0–19 in ESee below
8 (chime), tenor 23–2–11 in DSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 3See below
Grid reference TL145070
Latitude & longitude 51.75039, -0.34230View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode AL3 4EB
Diocese St Albans
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
URL http://www.stalbanscathedral.org/worship-and-music/music/cathedral-bells/
Affiliation Hertford County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 12, tenor 21–0–19 in E
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 21–0–19 (2371 lb or 1075 kg) in E (651.2 Hz)
All rings
12, 21–0–19 in E
8, 7–2–3 in B
Practice Tue
Overhauled
2010 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Tuned 2010
Peals View 258 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Simulator
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 4–3–1 1960.8 B 25.00" 2010 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
2 5–0–2 1748.9 A 26.00" 2010 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
3 4–3–22 1639.8 G♯ 26.50" 2010 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
4 5–0–11 1463.0 F♯ 27.50" 2010 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
5 5–1–11 1305.0 E 28.75" 2010 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
6 5–2–11 1223.6 D♯ 29.50" 2010 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
7 6–1–19 1091.6 C♯ 31.00" 2010 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
8 7–2–3 974.7 B 33.50" 2010 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
9 9–1–18 870.2 A 36.50" 2010 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
10 11–0–9 816.8 G♯ 38.50" 2010 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
11 14–3–11 729.4 F♯ 43.00" 2010 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
12 21–0–19 651.2 E 48.00" 2010 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
2♯ 5–0–0 1842.7 A♯ 25.50" 2010 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
Source: HCA; CBC; J Hedgcock(Dodds); GAD; RW2010/1245; N Taylor(WBF); S Penney
Contributed by: Ian Cresshull
Chime of 8, tenor 23–2–11 in D
Bells 8 (chime)Edit details
Tenor 23–2–11 (2643 lb or 1199 kg) in D (608.0 Hz)
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 6–1–27 D 31.88" 1901 Mears & Stainbank
2 7–0–7 C♯ 32.88" 1901 Mears & Stainbank
3 7–2–16 B 34.13" 1699 Philip Wightman
4 8–3–0 A 36.63" 1699 Philip Wightman Y 4
5 10–3–6 G 39.00" 1935 Mears & Stainbank
6 15–2–6 F♯ 44.25" 1758 Lester & Pack R
7 18–0–17 E 46.75" 1699 Philip Wightman
8 23–2–11 608.0 D 53.00" 1699 Philip Wightman
Other bells
Bells Edit details
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
Priest's 1 cwt 964.0 B 15.00" c1290† (unidentified) Y
Service 11–0–20 C♯ 36.13" 1888† John Taylor & Co
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 of chime 2010 Steel Whitechapel Bell Foundry
2 1,3,4,7,2# of 12 2010 Steel Whitechapel Bell Foundry
1 2,5,6,8,9,10,11,12 of 12 Timber Unidentified
Update log
29/11/2021 Simulator added [Euan Thomas via Email]
29/10/2021 1-12,2#: bell names added [Euan Thomas via Email]
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