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St Albans, Hertfordshire, S Stephen
Place St Albans
S Stephen
Shown in county lists as St Albans, S Stephen
Lieutenancy area Hertfordshire
Country England
Historic county Hertfordshire
Dove tower ID 10871
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–2–4 in ASee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TL141060
Latitude & longitude 51.74183, -0.34840View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode AL1 2EA
Diocese St Albans
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 11338
Also Toilet
URL https://www.hcacr.org/tower-10871
Affiliation Hertford County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 89 performances here, of which 39 were peals and 11 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 8–2–4 in A
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–2–4 (956 lb or 434 kg) in A (880.0 Hz)
Practices Tue
Peals View 131 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–201472.0F♯25.00″1957Mears & StainbankFNFC
24–0–131320.0E27.00″1957Mears & StainbankFNFC
34–3–91176.0D29.00″1957Mears & StainbankFNFC
44–3–271100.0C♯30.00″1957Mears & StainbankFNFC
56–3–8988.0B33.00″1957Mears & StainbankFNFC
68–2–4880.0A36.00″1957Mears & StainbankFNFC
Source: HCA; A Macfarlane; R Bickerton; D Sloman(Dodds)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61892Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
02/02/2025HCACR URL amended; toilet facilities noted [Lucas Williams, HCACR Web Master]
29/03/2023PN amended [Ann Evans, St Albans ringer]
18/01/20221-4,6: nominal amended; 1,3-5: diameter amended [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via Nigel Taylor]
08/01/20226: nominal amended; 1-5: nominal added. [Recording by Euan Thomas, analysed by Luca Greenslade]
11/02/20216: nominal added [WBF records (Richard Offen) via Email]
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