Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand, First Church of Otago
| Place | Dunedin First Church of Otago |
| Island | South Island |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Dove tower ID | 10869 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 6–3–26 in BSee below |
| Frames | 5See below |
| Latitude & longitude | -45.87590, 170.50461View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| URL | http://www.anzab.org.au/towers.php?tower=DUN |
| Affiliation | Australian and New Zealand Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 8, tenor 6–3–26 in B
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 6–3–26 (782 lb or 355 kg) in B (988.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Wed |
| Peals | View 28 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | The ringing bells form part of a 12-bell chime |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ring | Chime | |||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 2–0–17 | 1980.0 | B | 20.50″ | 1973 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4 | 2–1–5 | 1864.0 | A♯ | 21.00″ | 1973 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 6 | 2–1–5 | 1661.0 | G♯ | 22.00″ | 1973 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 7 | 2–3–1 | 1480.0 | F♯ | 23.63″ | 1973 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 9 | 3–1–13 | 1318.0 | E | 25.38″ | 1973 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 10 | 3–3–5 | 1244.0 | D♯ | 26.63″ | 1973 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 11 | 5–1–11 | 1108.0 | C♯ | 29.50″ | 1973 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 12 | 6–3–26 | 988.0 | B | 32.50″ | 1973 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 1 | 1–0–0 | 2496.0 | D♯ | 15.75″ | 1973 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | D | |||
| 2 | 1–1–0 | 2224.0 | C♯ | 17.38″ | 1973 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | D | |||
| 5 | 2–0–17 | 1760.0 | A | 21.00″ | 1973 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | D | |||
| 8 | 3–0–5 | 1396.0 | E♯ | 24.25″ | 1973 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | D | |||
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1c3,2c4,3c6,4c7,5c9,6c10,7c11,8c12 | 1975 | Steel | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | 8.1.B.c | 8.3 | ||
| 1A | c1 | 1975 | Steel | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | 8.1.A | 1 | ||
| 1B | c2 | 1975 | Steel | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | 8.1.A | 1 | ||
| 1C | c5 | 1975 | Steel | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | 8.1.A | 1 | ||
| 1D | c8 | 1975 | Steel | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | 8.1.A | 1 |
Update log
| 16/10/2024 | Frame Fr1: material, truss amended, date, maker added; frames Fr1A, Fr1B, Fr1C, Fr1D added [Information (including pictures) provided by Dylan Thomas. See also RW 1975 pp905-906] |
| 09/10/2024 | c1,c2,c5,c8: hanging added; frame Fr1 added [Dylan Thomas (including photo), personal visit Jan 2022 via #007573] |
| 21/05/2020 | c1-c9,c4b,c7#: nominal added [Nigel Taylor via 00013769] |
| 02/04/2020 | PN start time reverted to 19:30 [Simon McMillan via e-mail] |
| 24/03/2019 | all: turning,canon info added [[James Hedgcock] via e-mail] |
| 15/03/2019 | PN amended (from Thu 19:30) [Simon McMillan via e-mail] |
| 22/01/2019 | all: diam added [David Sloman via 00013250] |