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Preston, Lancashire, Minster Ch of S John Ev
Place Preston
Minster Ch of S John Ev
Lieutenancy area Lancashire
Country England
Historic county Lancashire
Dove tower ID 11963
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 17–1–10 in FSee below
Grid reference SD541293
Latitude & longitude 53.75837, -2.69647View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode PR1 3XU
Diocese Blackburn
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 1116
Also Toilet
Affiliation Lancashire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 215 performances here, of which 143 were peals and none were in the last two years
Ring of 12, tenor 17–1–10 in F
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 17–1–10 (1942 lb or 881 kg) in F (684.5 Hz)
All rings
1217–1–10 in F12 as tenor
67–1–0 in C8 as tenor
Practices Tue
Projects & overhauls
1997
Transferred from Bolton, Greater Manchester, Holy Trinity and augmented from 8 bells
Bells from Bolton transferred to Preston, augmented to 10 and hung in the tower at Preston.
The following events happened while the ring was at Bolton, Greater Manchester, Holy Trinity
1995
Bells removed from the tower at Bolton.
1920 by Mears & Stainbank (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
Peals View 161 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–2–42071.5C23.63″2003Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
24–2–101853.5B♭24.63″2003Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
34–2–151745.5A25.81″1997Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
45–0–61555.5G27.06″1997Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
55–0–221387.0F28.50″1920Mears & StainbankFNFC
65–0–141297.0E29.25″1920Mears & StainbankFNFC
75–3–71151.0D31.00″1920Mears & StainbankFNFC
87–1–01023.5C34.00″1920Mears & StainbankFNFC
97–3–7911.0B♭35.50″1920Mears & StainbankFNFC
109–0–0857.0A38.00″1920Mears & StainbankFNFC
1111–3–8768.0G41.75″1920Mears & StainbankFNFC
1217–1–10684.5F47.25″1920Mears & StainbankFNFC
Update log
09/01/2026Transfer history noted. [Keltek]
08/01/20221-2: weight amended [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via David Sloman]
21/12/20191-12: turning added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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