Arundel, West Sussex, Chapel of Our Lady, Arundel Castle
| Place | Arundel, Arundel Castle Chapel of Our Lady Shown in county lists as Arundel Castle |
| Lieutenancy area | West Sussex |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Sussex |
| Dove tower ID | 10180 |
| Rings | 3 (full-circle ring), tenor 5–0–15 in C♯See below 3 (other bells)See below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | TQ018072 |
| Latitude & longitude | 50.85616, -0.55430View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 50.85433, -0.55215 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | BN18 9LH |
| Ownership | Private ownership |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 1 performance here, of which none were peals and none were in the last two years |
Ring of 3, tenor 5–0–15 in C♯
| Bells | 3 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 5–0–15 (575 lb or 261 kg) in C♯ (1115.2 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 2023 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd (major overhaul) Bells tuned and rehung with new fittings for full-circle ringing in a new frame 1896 by Mears & Stainbank (ring created) Ring installed |
| Tuned | 2023 |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–1–1½ | 1413.2 | E♯ | 24.44″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 2 | 3–3–21½ | 1255.4 | D♯ | 26.50″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–0–15 | 1115.2 | C♯ | 29.50″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 8 | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | 3 (other bells)Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19.50″ | 1590 | Y | U | |||||||
| 2 | 22.50″ | Y | U | ||||||||
| 3 | 23.00″ | 1656 | M Cordt | Y | U |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 2023 | Steel | Nicholson Engineering Ltd | 8.1.B.a | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1, 3 | 2023 | Steel | Nicholson Engineering Ltd | 8.1.B.a | 2.X1 |
Notes
[1]Other bells
The three other bells
are 17th century Russian church bells from
Sebastopol
Published: 09/08/2022
Update log
| 25/09/2023 | Overhaul added; frames Fr1, Fr2 added; 1-3: weight, nominal, note, diameter, canons, turning amended [Andrew Nicholson] |
| 22/08/2023 | Other bells 2: diameter amended; Other bells 1-3: canons added [Tim Jackson, from personal visit (2008)] |
| 28/12/2022 | New project added: Bells to be tuned and rehung with new fittings for full-circle ringing in a new frame [Andrew Nicholson] |
| 09/08/2022 | Note on other bells added, diameters amended [Tim Jackson] |