Chirk, Wrexham, Wales, S Mary
| Place | Chirk S Mary or Y Waun |
| Principal area | Wrexham |
| Country | Wales |
| Historic county | Denbighshire |
| Dove tower ID | 10113 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–1–0 in A♭See below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SJ291376 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.93143, -3.05570View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | LL14 5HX |
| Diocese | St Asaph |
| Church group | Church in Wales |
| Listed grade | I by Cadw |
| Also | Toilet |
| Affiliations | North Wales Association Shropshire Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
Ring of 8, tenor 7–1–0 in A♭
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 7–1–0 (812 lb or 368 kg) in A♭ (840.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Mon 19:00 |
| Projects & overhauls | 2025 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd (major overhaul) Augmented from 6 bells Existing fittings overhauled; bells tuned, augmented from six to eight and rehung in the existing, but extended, frame 1912 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul) bells were overhauled and tuned 1814 by John Rudhall (ring created) Ring installed |
| Tuned | 2025 |
| Peals | View 22 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Simulator |
| Additional information | Ellacombe apparatus |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2–3–17 | 1683.8 | A♭ | 23.25″ | 2025 | Eijsbouts | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 2–3–24 | 1575.4 | G | 23.69″ | 2025 | Eijsbouts | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 3–2–14 | 1407.5 | F | 25.25″ | 1814 | John Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 4 | 3–2–7 | 1257.4 | E♭ | 25.80″ | 1814 | John Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 5 | 4–2–6 | 1123.7 | D♭ | 28.06″ | 1814 | John Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 6 | 4–2–8 | 1053.6 | C | 29.25″ | 1814 | John Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 7 | 5–0–19 | 941.3 | B♭ | 32.13″ | 1814 | John Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 8 | 7–1–0 | 840.0 | A♭ | 35.00″ | 1814 | John Rudhall | R | 8 | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [1] | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1912 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 6.1 ➔ ~ 8.3 | ||
| – 1.1 | 1, 2 | 2025 | Steel | Nicholson Engineering Ltd | 8.1.B.a | 2.X2 |
Notes
[1]Frame Fr1 resultant layout
Frame Fr1 Resultant Layout is Layout 8.3 except that Pits A and B, holding bells 1/8 and 2/8, only extend across Pits H, G and (partially) Pit C.
Published: 12/08/2025; updated: 21/09/2025
Update log
| 12/08/2025 | Frame Fr1.1 added; frame Fr1:resultant layout added [Andrew Nicholson; Additional information provided by Peter Furniss, local contact via REMRKS549] |
| 12/08/2025 | 3-7: nominal amended; 1,2: nominal, founder, date, canon, turning added; 4: diameter amended [Nigel Taylor, Personal tuning records via #009036 & #009037] |
| 24/07/2025 | Project completed [Peter Furniss, local contact] |
| 19/05/2025 | Two new trebles added; tuning year added; 3-6: weight, diameter amended [Andrew Nicholson] |
| 12/03/2025 | Project under way and description amended [Peter Furniss, local contact and confirmed by Andrew Nicholson] |
| 17/12/2024 | New project added [Andrew Nicholson] |
| 26/08/2022 | Overhaul added; 1-6: turning added; Frame Fr1: date added, truss amended [Peter Furniss, local contact] |
| 24/07/2022 | Ellacombe added [https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1450293] |