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Swainby, North Yorkshire, Holy Cross
PlaceSwainby
Holy Cross
or Whorlton in Cleveland
Unitary authorityNorth Yorkshire
Lieutenancy areaNorth Yorkshire
CountryEngland
Historic subdivisionNorth Riding
Historic countyYorkshire
Dove tower ID10864
Rings6 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–2–10 in B♭See below
2 (other bells)See below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceNZ477020
Latitude & longitude54.41131, -1.26534View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeDL6 3DG
DioceseYork
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII by Historic England
Church heritage record15243
AffiliationYorkshire Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 160 performances here, of which 6 were peals and 10 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo 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 6, tenor 7–2–10 in B♭
Bells6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor7–2–10 (850 lb or 386 kg) in B♭ (918.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1988 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Bells were tuned and rehung with all new fittings in a new frame
1877 by John Warner & Sons (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
Tuned1988
PealsView 6 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–141537.0G26.44″1877John Warner & SonsRFC
24–1–41381.0F27.75″1877John Warner & SonsRFC
34–3–141229.0E♭28.88″1877John Warner & SonsRFC
45–1–171153.0D30.75″1877John Warner & SonsRFC
56–2–201033.0C33.06″1877John Warner & SonsRFC
67–2–10918.0B♭35.25″1877John Warner & SonsRFC
Other bells
Bells2 (other bells)Edit details
Additional informationSteel bell: Service
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
ServiceANS
ex School [1]c1857Unidentified (blank)ANS
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9ex SchoolMetal10
Notes

[1]ex School hanging

The former School bell is hung for swing-chiming between a pair of metal brackets in the church. The bell used to hang in the bell tower of the old Whorlton Parochial school in Church Lane, Swainby, which opened in 1857

Published: 25/04/2025; updated: 25/04/2025

Update log
25/04/2025Place name amended (following discussion with Brian Ramsden, tower captain); 1988 overhaul description amended; Fr9, Service, ex School bells added [Information (including pictures and photo of Taylors board in the tower) provided by Brian Ramsden, tower captain. Additional information provided by Richard Smith, from local knowledge]
20/12/20246: diameter amended [Chris Pickford, Taylor records 1988 via #007885]
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