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Shirley, West Midlands, S James Gt
Place Shirley
S James Gt
Metropolitan borough Solihull
Lieutenancy area West Midlands
Country England
Historic county Warwickshire
Dove tower ID 11396
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 6–1–1 in B♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SP119788
Latitude & longitude 52.40728, -1.82545View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 52.40650, -1.82555
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Postcode B90 2BA
Diocese Birmingham
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Church heritage record 833
URL http://warksbells.co.uk/shirley/
Affiliation St Martin's Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 179 performances here, of which 98 were peals and 15 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 6–1–1 in B♭
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 6–1–1 (701 lb or 318 kg) in B♭ (918.5 Hz)
Practices Thu
Peals View 369 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–21835.0B♭22.63″1946John Taylor & CoFNFC
23–1–201733.0A23.63″1946John Taylor & CoFNFC
33–3–11543.0G25.00″1929John Taylor & CoFNFC
43–2–81374.0F26.00″1855Charles & George MearsR4FC
54–0–211222.0E♭28.13″1854Charles & George MearsR4FC
64–1–121155.0D29.00″1854Charles & George MearsR4FC
74–3–251030.0C31.00″1854Charles & George MearsR4FC
86–1–1918.5B♭34.38″1854Charles & George MearsR4FC
Source: Mike Chester; Chris Pickford
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81929Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8
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