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 |
Historic county | Hertfordshire |
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 |
Church heritage record | 11147 |
URLs | https://www.stalbanscathedral.org/bells http://www.hcacr.org.uk/tower.php?town=St.+Albans&dedication=St+Albans+Cathedral+and+Abbey+Church+of+St+Alban |
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) | ||||||
Extra bells | 2♯ | ||||||
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Practices | Tue | ||||||
Overhauled | 2010 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry |
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Tuned | 2010 | ||||||
Peals | View 258 peals in the Felstead Database | ||||||
Also | Simulator |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
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1 | 4–3–1 | 1960.8 | B | 25.00″ | 2010 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
2 | 5–0–2 | 1748.9 | A | 26.00″ | 2010 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
3 | 4–3–22 | 1639.8 | G♯ | 26.50″ | 2010 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
4 | 5–0–11 | 1463.0 | F♯ | 27.50″ | 2010 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
5 | 5–1–11 | 1305.0 | E | 28.75″ | 2010 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
6 | 5–2–11 | 1223.6 | D♯ | 29.50″ | 2010 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
7 | 6–1–19 | 1091.6 | C♯ | 31.00″ | 2010 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
8 | 7–2–3 | 974.7 | B | 33.50″ | 2010 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
9 | 9–1–18 | 870.2 | A | 36.50″ | 2010 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
10 | 11–0–9 | 816.8 | G♯ | 38.50″ | 2010 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
11 | 14–3–11 | 729.4 | F♯ | 43.00″ | 2010 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
12 | 21–0–19 | 651.2 | E | 48.00″ | 2010 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
2♯ | 5–0–0 | 1842.7 | A♯ | 25.50″ | 2010 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC |
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 | Hanging | ||
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1 | 6–1–27 | D | 31.88″ | 1901 | Mears & Stainbank | D | |||||
2 | 7–0–7 | C♯ | 32.88″ | 1901 | Mears & Stainbank | D | |||||
3 | 7–2–16 | B | 34.13″ | 1699 | Philip Wightman | D | |||||
4 | 8–3–0 | A | 36.63″ | 1699 | Philip Wightman | Y | 4 | D | |||
5 | 10–3–6 | G | 39.00″ | 1935 | Mears & Stainbank | D | |||||
6 | 15–2–6 | F♯ | 44.25″ | 1758 | Lester & Pack | R | D | ||||
7 | 18–0–17 | E | 46.75″ | 1699 | Philip Wightman | D | |||||
8 | 23–2–11 | 608.0 | D | 53.00″ | 1699 | Philip Wightman | D |
Other bells
Bells | Edit details |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
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Priest's | 1 cwt | 964.0 | B | 15.00″ | c1290† | (unidentified) | Y | D | |||
Service | 11–0–20 | C♯ | 36.13″ | 1888† | John Taylor & Co | D |
Details of frames
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
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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 |
Update log
10/02/2023 | URL replaced [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker. Replacement URL determined by Tim Jackson] |
29/11/2021 | Simulator added [Euan Thomas via Email] |
29/10/2021 | 1-12,2#: bell names added [Euan Thomas via Email] |