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Sefton, Merseyside, S Helen
Place Sefton
S Helen
Metropolitan borough Sefton
Lieutenancy area Merseyside
Country England
Historic county Lancashire
Dove tower ID 11163
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–2–11 in FSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SD356012
Latitude & longitude 53.50438, -2.97144View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 53.50464, -2.97048
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Postcode L29 7WG
Diocese Liverpool
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 7326
Affiliation Lancashire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 155 performances here, of which 104 were peals and none were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 11–2–11 in F
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 11–2–11 (1299 lb or 589 kg) in F (714.0 Hz)
Practices Wed (with exceptions)
Overhauled
2023 by John Taylor & Co
Major restoration: bells lifted and bearings cleaned/replaced; clappers, crown staples, bell wheels, bell bolts, pads, and rope-roller boxes restored; steel beam ends exposed, replaced by welding new ends as necessary, and re-grouted into tower walls; bell frame cleaned and re-painted
Peals View 201 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–3–161428.5F27.00″1946John Taylor & CoFFC
25–0–81346.5E28.50″1946John Taylor & CoFFC
35–3–61190.0D31.00″1815William DobsonRFC
45–3–181068.0C32.00″1815William DobsonRFC
55–0–21955.0B♭32.50″1601†Henry II OldfieldRFC
67–2–6892.5A35.50″1601†Henry II OldfieldRFC
79–1–21798.5G39.00″c1590†Henry II OldfieldRFC
811–2–11714.0F42.00″c1590†Henry II OldfieldRFC
Source: S Austin; CBC; D Sloman
Contributed by: Sam Austin
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
23,4Cast iron
11,2,5,6,7,8Cast iron
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
22/05/2023Project completed [David Potter #005064]
14/03/2023Project active [David Potter #004720]
15/12/2022New project added [David Potter]
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