Merstham, Surrey, S Katharine
| Place | Merstham S Katharine |
| Lieutenancy area | Surrey |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Surrey |
| Dove tower ID | 11596 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 13½ cwt in F♯See below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | TQ290537 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.26875, -0.15214View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 51.26906, -0.15143 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | RH1 3BJ |
| Diocese | Southwark |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 12961 |
| URL | http://towers.surreybellringers.org.uk/pages/merstham-st-katharine |
| Affiliation | Surrey Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 8, tenor 13½ cwt in F♯
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 13½ cwt (1512 lb or ~690 kg) in F♯ (720.5 Hz) |
| Practices | Wed |
| Overhauled | 1964 by Mears & Stainbank |
| Tuned | 1964 |
| Peals | View 45 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Additional information | Tuned to old concert pitch (A=454Hz) |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–2–27 | 1465.5 | F♯ | 25.50″ | 1964 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–0–25 | 1363.0 | E♯ | 27.00″ | 1964 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4¼ cwt | 1222.0 | D♯ | 29.00″ | 1901 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 4 | 5 cwt | 1094.0 | C♯ | 30.75″ | 1657 | Bryan II Eldridge | R | M | FC | ||
| 5 | 6½ cwt | 957.0 | B | 33.00″ | c1380† | William Burford | R | M | FC | ||
| 6 | 8¼ cwt | 904.5 | A♯ | 35.75″ | 1597† | Robert Mot | R | M | FC | ||
| 7 | 10¼ cwt | 811.5 | G♯ | 39.50″ | 1774 | Pack & Chapman | R | M | FC | ||
| 8 | 13½ cwt | 720.5 | F♯ | 43.50″ | 1640 | Bryan II Eldridge | R | M | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,2,5,6,7,8 | 1899 | Oak | Mears & Stainbank | 6.A | 6.5 R ➔ 8.X11 | ||
| – 1.1 | 3,4 | 1964 | Gurjun | Mears & Stainbank | 6.A | 2.X2 |
Update log
| 05/12/2023 | Fr1: truss, layout, mod added; Fr1.1: truss, layout added [Nick Dallison via Frame Backlog] |
| 07/12/2022 | 8: founder amended [Bell has fleur de lis stop between each work. Sources: Surrey Bells & London Bell Founders J C L STAHLSCHMIDT via Kye Leaver #004207] |
| 16/05/2019 | Old concert pitch tuning noted [Richard Offen via e-mail] |
| 02/05/2019 | Tenor note and ring key not F (nominal: F#-46c) [B Hibbert nominals via pNBR] |
| 02/05/2019 | 1-8: nominal added [Bill Hibbert via 00013404] |