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Mossley Hill, Merseyside, S Barnabas, Penny Lane
PlaceMossley Hill, Penny Lane
S Barnabas
or Liverpool
Metropolitan boroughCity of Liverpool
Lieutenancy areaMerseyside
CountryEngland
Historic countyLancashire
Dove tower ID11800
Rings8 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–3–27 in GSee below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceSJ392883
Latitude & longitude53.38870, -2.91502View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeL18 1EP
DioceseLiverpool
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII by Historic England
Church heritage record7338
AffiliationLancashire Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 41 performances here, of which 16 were peals and 7 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet
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.
Ring of 8, tenor 11–3–27 in G
Bells8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor11–3–27 (1343 lb or 609 kg) in G (782.0 Hz)
PracticesPN: check with contact
Projects & overhauls
2011 by Merseyside Bell Restoration Group
Augmented from 6 bells
Bells augmented from 6 to 8 with the addition of two surplus bells from Colwall.
2009 by Merseyside Bell Restoration Group (major overhaul)
Transferred from Waterfoot, Lancashire, S James Gt
The 6 bells from Waterfoot were transferred to Penny Lane, Liverpool and hung in a new frame for 8.
The following events happened while the ring was at Waterfoot, Lancashire, S James Gt
1998
Bells removed from Waterfoot tower.
1873 by John Taylor & Co (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
PealsView 16 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–2–51570.0G25.50″1896Mears & StainbankRFC
23–3–61479.0F♯26.25″1896Mears & StainbankRFC
35–2–141304.5E29.75″1873John Taylor & CoFFC
45–3–71167.0D31.50″1873John Taylor & CoFFC
57–0–221041.5C33.63″1873John Taylor & CoFFC
67–1–20975.0B34.50″1873John Taylor & CoFFC
78–3–20880.0A37.50″1873John Taylor & CoFFC
811–3–27782.0G41.50″1873John Taylor & CoFFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1]1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 82009Cast ironMerseyside Bell Restoration Group8.3.A.h8.3
Notes

[1]Frame Fr1 designer

Frame Fr1 was designed by HMA. [Nick Willasey]

Published: 21/10/2024

Update log
09/01/2026Transfer and augmentation history noted. [Keltek]
23/04/2023Frame Fr1: date, maker, truss, layout added; material amended; 1-8: canons added [Nick Willasey (Merseyside Bell Restoration Group (MBRG))]
08/01/20221-2: weight amended. [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records]
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