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Saddleworth, Greater Manchester, S Chad
Place Saddleworth
S Chad
Metropolitan borough Oldham
Lieutenancy area Greater Manchester
Country England
Historic subdivision West Riding
Historic county Yorkshire
Dove tower ID 10238
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–1–6 in GSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SE007064
Latitude & longitude 53.55428, -1.99023View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode OL3 6LW
Diocese Manchester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 8302
Affiliation Yorkshire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 226 performances here, of which 187 were peals and 13 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 10–1–6 in G
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 10–1–6 (1154 lb or 523 kg) in G (781.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1931 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
1781 by Thomas Rudhall (ring created)
Ring installed
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Peals View 188 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–1–31566.0G26.25″1884Mears & StainbankRYFC
24–2–01477.0F♯27.25″1884Mears & StainbankRYFC
35–0–61316.0E28.50″1781Thomas RudhallRYFC
45–1–131172.0D29.88″1781Thomas RudhallRYFC
55–3–51044.0C31.13″1781Thomas RudhallRYFC
66–0–1986.0B32.88″1781Thomas RudhallRYFC
77–2–5878.5A35.63″1781Thomas RudhallRYFC
810–1–6781.0G39.38″1781Thomas RudhallRYFC
Source: P Mason(twr bd); J Greenhough; A Higson; TimJ(#290)
Contributed by: D Paul Mason
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus1781Thomas RudhallR
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81931Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h8.3
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
29/06/2020fr1: layout amended,truss added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
31/05/2020PN removed; in future ad hoc & not necessarily a Wednesday [Jeff Brannan via e-mail]
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