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 group | 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 BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 1 board recording performances at this tower 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
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 |
| Projects & overhauls | 1957 by Mears & Stainbank (ring created) Ring installed |
| Peals | View 133 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–1–20 | 1472.0 | F♯ | 25.00″ | 1957 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–0–13 | 1320.0 | E | 27.00″ | 1957 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–3–9 | 1176.0 | D | 29.00″ | 1957 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 4–3–27 | 1100.0 | C♯ | 30.00″ | 1957 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–3–8 | 988.0 | B | 33.00″ | 1957 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 8–2–4 | 880.0 | A | 36.00″ | 1957 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 1892 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co |
Update log
| 02/02/2025 | HCACR URL amended; toilet facilities noted [Lucas Williams, HCACR Web Master] |
| 29/03/2023 | PN amended [Ann Evans, St Albans ringer] |
| 18/01/2022 | 1-4,6: nominal amended; 1,3-5: diameter amended [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via Nigel Taylor] |
| 08/01/2022 | 6: nominal amended; 1-5: nominal added. [Recording by Euan Thomas, analysed by Luca Greenslade] |
| 11/02/2021 | 6: nominal added [WBF records (Richard Offen) via Email] |