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Manchester, Greater Manchester, Town Hall
Place Manchester
Town Hall
Shown in county lists as Manchester, Town Hall
Lieutenancy area Greater Manchester
Country England
Dove tower ID 16363
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 42–2–25 in BSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 3See below
Grid reference SJ838980
Latitude & longitude 53.47929, -2.24458View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode M60 2TG
Ownership Local Authority (Secular)
Listed grade I by Historic England
Also Toilet
Affiliation Lancashire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 12, tenor 42–2–25 in B
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 42–2–25 (4785 lb or 2170 kg) in B (505.3 Hz)
All rings
12, 42–2–25 in B
8, 13–2–19 in F♯
Peals View 234 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information The ringing bells form part of a 23-bell chime; ringing prohibited
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
Ring Chime
1 6 5–1–13 1513.0 F♯ 27.63" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
2 8 5–3–22 1352.0 E 28.88" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
3 9 6–0–20 1275.0 D♯ 29.88" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
4 11 7–1–20 1134.0 C♯ 32.13" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
5 13 7–3–3 1010.0 B 33.50" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
6 14 8–2–11 954.0 A♯ 34.88" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
7 16 10–2–5 848.5 G♯ 37.88" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
8 18 13–2–19 756.5 F♯ 41.50" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
9 20 18–0–13 674.5 E 46.00" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
10 21 22–3–20 636.5 D♯ 49.38" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
11 22 29–3–2 567.5 C♯ 54.50" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
12 23 42–2–25 505.3 B 60.88" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
2♯ 7 5–1–26 1428.0 E♯ 28.00" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
1 1–2–19 2023.0 B 18.88" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
2 1–3–25 1908.0 A♯ 20.13" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
3 2–1–27 1804.0 A 21.63" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
4 3–0–2 1702.0 G♯ 23.00" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
5 3–2–8 1604.0 G 24.50" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
10 5–1–4 1202.0 D 29.00" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
12 6–1–1 1070.5 C 31.00" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
15 9–0–20 900.0 A 35.88" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
17 12–2–0 802.5 G 40.00" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
19 16–2–4 714.0 F 44.13" 1937 John Taylor & Co F N
Source: A Higson; D Bryant; B Hibbert; J Hedgcock; C Pickford(JT); TimJ(REMRKS269)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Other bells
Bells Edit details
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
Bourdon 162–3–3 378.5 F♯ 91.50" 1882 John Taylor & Co Y 4
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
8 Bourdon 1996 Steel Hayward Mills Associates
2 c1,c2,c3,c4,c5,c10,c12,c15,c17,c19 1936 Cast iron John Taylor & Co
1 1c6,2c8,3c9,4c11,5c13,6c14,7c16,8c18,9c20,10c21,11c22,12c23,2#c7 1936 Cast iron John Taylor & Co
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
10/04/2021 9,2#: chime numbers amended [Gordon Birks]
14/03/2020 fr1,fr2: material amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
01/08/2019 1-12,2#,c1-c5,c10,c12,c15,c17,c19: date amended [Chris Pickford via e-mail]
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