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List of towers

Listing the 43 full-circle rings which have 8 bells, and are unringable. Click on place name for fuller details.

| Plot all results on a map | Download as CSV (CC BY-SA 4.0) or as a county list (PDF) | Chart by tenor weight or tenor frequency | Map showing tenor weights | Summary by semitone bells, region or founder | List included bells | Download results as POIs for SatNav | at selected towers on BellBoard

#Dove’s Guide EntryGrid Ref
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1Alnwick, Northumberland, S Paul (RC) (T).
8 U/R, 18–3–23 (963 kg) in E♭. Former church of S Paul (Anglican) (until 1982); unringable.
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2Bacup, Lancashire, Christ Church (T).
8 U/R, 10–2–7 (537 kg) in A♭. Church closed; building is up for sale / under offer; unringable.
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3Baldersby, North Yorkshire, S James.
8 U/R, 25–0–22 (1280 kg) in C♯. Unringable; tower unsafe.
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4Belchamp Walter, Essex, S Mary V.
8 U/R, 9¼ cwt (~470 kg) in A♭. Unringable; Ellacombe apparatus; tuning: (approx) 1♯,2-8 of 8.
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5Blackpool, Lancashire, S John.
8 U/R, 12–3–7 (651 kg) in F. Bells not hung: 1-2; unringable.
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6Blackpool, Lancashire, Sacred Heart (RC).
8 U/R, 13–1–24 (684 kg) in F. Unringable.
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7Brewster, New York, United States of America, Chapel of S Cuthbert, Community of the Holy Spirit.
8 U/R, 8–1–22 (429 kg) in A. Unringable.
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8Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland, Cath Ch of S Mary & S Anne, Shandon (RC).
8 U/R, 32 cwt (~1630 kg) in C♯. The ringing bells form part of a 9-bell chime; unringable; anticlockwise.
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9Cotton, Suffolk, S Andrew (GF).
8 U/R, 10–3–10 (551 kg) in G. Unringable; west arch of ringing chamber open to churchyard.
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10Dedham, Essex, S Mary V.
8 U/R, 19 cwt (~970 kg) in E. Bell hung dead: 6; unringable; tower unsafe.
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11Ealing, Greater London, S Mary.
8 U/R, 17–1–0 (876 kg) in E. Unringable.
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12Elswick, Tyne and Wear, S Stephen, Low Elswick.
8 U/R, 27–2–8 (1401 kg) in D♭. Unringable; detached tower; tower unsafe.
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13Feering, Essex, All Saints.
8 U/R, 18 cwt (~910 kg) in F. Unringable: rotten base beams.
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14Foxearth, Essex, S Peter & S Paul.
8 U/R, 7–0–17 (363 kg) in B♭. Unringable; anticlockwise; Ellacombe apparatus.
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15Fylingdales, North Yorkshire, S Stephen (T).
8 U/R, 11–2–15 (591 kg) in G. Unringable; electromagnetic controls.
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16Gorleston on Sea, Norfolk, S Andrew.
8 U/R, 10–1–8 (524 kg) in A♭. Unringable.
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17Hammersmith, Greater London, S Paul.
8 U/R, 15–0–18 (770 kg) in F♯. Unringable; tower unsafe.
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18Hatfield, South Yorkshire, S Lawrence.
8 U/R, 18–2–18 (948 kg) in E. Unringable; tower unsafe.
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19Hounslow, Greater London, S Paul.
8 U/R, 8¾ cwt (~440 kg) in G. Unringable.
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20Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, Christ Church, Jarrow Grange.
8 U/R, 17–0–15 (870 kg) in F. Unringable.
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21Littleport, Cambridgeshire, S George.
8 U/R, 18–2–5 (942 kg) in E. Unringable.
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22Low Moor, West Yorkshire, Holy Trinity.
8 U/R, 14–1–7 (727 kg) in F. Unringable.
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23Madeley, Shropshire, S Michael.
8 U/R, 13–2–5 (688 kg) in F. Unringable; tower unsafe.
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24Madrid, Madrid, Spain, Iglesia de San Francisco el Grande (Royal Church) (RC).
8 U/R, 8½ cwt (~430 kg) in A♭. Unringable: only bells 2,4,6 have wheels; tuning: 1-6,7♯,8 of 8.
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25Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, S Matthew.
8 U/R, 31–1–0 (1588 kg) in D♭. Unringable.
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26Newmarket, Suffolk, All Saints.
8 U/R, 10½ cwt (~530 kg) in G. Unringable.
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27Oldbury, West Midlands, Christ Church.
8 U/R, 10½ cwt (~530 kg) in G. Unringable: electronic chiming only.
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28Oxhey, Hertfordshire, S Matthew.
8 U/R, 8–1–15 (426 kg) in A♭. Unringable.
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29Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Christ Church.
8 U/R, 17 cwt (~860 kg) in F. The ringing bells form part of an 11-bell chime; unringable.
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30Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, S Peter.
8 U/R, 15–1–25 (786 kg) in F. Unringable.
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31Pune, India, Holy Name, Panch Howd.
8 U/R, 25–0–18 (1278 kg) in E. Unringable; detached tower.
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32Salisbury, Wiltshire, S Edmund's Arts Centre.
8 U/R, 27 cwt (~1370 kg) in D♭. Former church of S Edmund of Abingdon (Anglican); unringable; anticlockwise; Ellacombe apparatus.
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33Sandwich, Kent, S Peter.
8 U/R, 15–2–9 (792 kg) in E♭. Bell not hung: 5; unringable; manual curfew rung: daily at 20:00 on tenor (only bell ringable); tuned to old concert pitch (A=454Hz).
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34Shadwell, Greater London, S Paul.
8 U/R, 16–1–8 (829 kg) in F. Unringable.
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35Silloth, Cumbria, Christ Church.
8 U/R, 23–2–6 (1197 kg) in E. Unringable.
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36St Enoder, Cornwall, S Enoder.
8 U/R, 12–2–9 (639 kg) in F. Bells not hung; unringable.
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37Stamford, Lincolnshire, S Mary.
8 U/R, 15 cwt (~760 kg) in E. Unringable; anticlockwise.
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38Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, Holy Trinity.
8 U/R, 17–2–1 (889 kg) in E. Unringable.
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39Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk, S Andrew.
8 U/R, 13–2–14 (692 kg) in A♭. Unringable; rung with chiming ropes; tower unsafe.
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40Thurles, Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Cath Ch of The Assumption (RC).
8 U/R, 31¾ cwt (~1610 kg) in C♯. Unringable; anticlockwise; detached tower.
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41Walsden, West Yorkshire, S Peter (T).
8 U/R, 9–0–22 (467 kg) in G. Unringable: severe tower issues identified in the recent QI; county books / DBR info discrepant.
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42Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, S Peter.
8 U/R, 15–2–27 (800 kg) in F. Unringable; Ellacombe apparatus; tower unsafe.
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43Widford, Essex, S Mary (T).
8 U/R, 11–2–18 (592 kg) in G. Unringable; Ellacombe apparatus.
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Showing all 43 full-circle rings
| Plot all results on a map | Download as CSV (CC BY-SA 4.0) or as a county list (PDF) | Chart by tenor weight or tenor frequency | Map showing tenor weights | Summary by semitone bells, region or founder | List included bells | Download results as POIs for SatNav | at selected towers on BellBoard
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