Shrewsbury, Shropshire, S Chad
| Place | Shrewsbury S Chad Shown in county lists as Shrewsbury, S Chad |
| Unitary authority | Shropshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Shropshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Shropshire |
| Dove tower ID | 10593 |
| Rings | 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 39–2–7 in CSee below |
| Frames | 4See below |
| Grid reference | SJ488124 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.70718, -2.75881View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | SY1 1JX |
| Diocese | Lichfield |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 7249 |
| URL | http://www.sacbr.org.uk/Towers/ShrewsburyStChad/ShrewsburyStChad.html |
| Affiliation | Shropshire Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 12, tenor 39–2–7 in C
| Bells | 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||||||||
| Tenor | 39–2–7 (4431 lb or 2010 kg) in C (518.5 Hz) | ||||||||||||
| Extra bells | an extra treble and 6♭ | ||||||||||||
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| Practices | Tue | ||||||||||||
| Projects & events | 1List | ||||||||||||
| Peals | View 201 peals in the Felstead Database | ||||||||||||
| Additional information | ART Teaching Centre: Round the Wrekin Teaching Hub |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–3–5 | 1558.0 | G | 25.63″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 5–0–1 | 1387.0 | F | 27.00″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–3–23 | 1306.0 | E | 28.00″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–1–15 | 1166.0 | D | 29.50″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–0–5 | 1039.0 | C | 31.50″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–3–10 | 978.0 | B | 33.00″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 8–1–18 | 872.0 | A | 36.13″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 11–2–6 | 774.0 | G | 40.00″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 9 | 16–1–19 | 692.5 | F | 45.00″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 10 | 20–0–0 | 652.0 | E | 48.25″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 11 | 28–2–8 | 583.0 | D | 53.25″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 12 | 39–2–7 | 518.5 | C | 60.00″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 0extra | 4–3–21 | 1747.3 | A | 26.00″ | 2000 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 6♭ | 7–1–22 | 922.2 | B♭ | 34.00″ | 2000 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2A | 1 | 1962 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 1 | ||
| 2B [1] | 6b | 2000 | Steel | Locally manufactured | 8.1.F | 1 | ||
| 1 [2] [3] | 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,0extra | 1798 | Timber | Edward Simmons | 6, 6.B & 6.D | 11.X ➔ 12.X | ||
| – 1.1 | 12 | 1914 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 1 |
Notes
[1]Frame Fr2B maker
Fr2B was designed and erected by WBF but was manufactured locally in Shrewsbury. [Alan Glover]
Published: 18/10/2024; updated: 18/10/2024
[2]Frame Fr1 modifications
The original (1798) outer timber frame side for the tenor was replaced using a cast iron frame side in 1914. [Alan Glover]
Published: 14/03/2023; updated: 18/10/2024
[3]Non-standard truss
Frame Fr1 non-standard truss is like 6.D but with only one brace (and associated pair of jack braces) per frame side centred under the bearing. [Alan Glover]
Published: 29/03/2023; updated: 18/10/2024
Update log
| 24/03/2025 | New project added [Marika Haseldine, Whites of Appleton] |
| 29/03/2023 | Frame Fr1: truss added [Alan Glover, local contact] |
| 14/03/2023 | Frames Fr1.1, Fr2A, Fr2B added; frame Fr1: mods, layout, resultant layout added; 1,12,6b: frame number amended [Alan Glover, local contact. See also: http://www.sacbr.org.uk/Towers/ShrewsburyStChad/ShrewsburyStChad.html] |
| 15/12/2019 | 1-12,0e,6b: turning added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |