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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Christ Church, Old North
PlaceBoston, Old North
Christ Church
Shown in county lists as Boston, Old North
StateMassachusetts
CountryUnited States of America
Dove tower ID12291
Rings8 (full-circle ring), tenor 13–3–5 in FSee below
Frames1See below
Latitude & longitude42.36640, -71.05455View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode02113
DioceseMassachusetts
Church minorityEpiscopal Church of the United States
AlsoToilet
URLshttp://bellringers.scripts.mit.edu/www/
https://www.nagcr.org/towers-and-bands/boston-old-north
AffiliationNorth American Guild
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 219 performances here, of which 33 were peals and 26 were in the last two years
Peal boardsView peal boards on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard had images of 1 board recording performances at this tower
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.
Biographies
View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub
Ring of 8, tenor 13–3–5 in F
Bells8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor13–3–5 (1545 lb or 701 kg) in F (691.0 Hz)
PracticesSat 11:15
Projects & overhauls
1983 (major overhaul)
1744 by Abel Rudhall (ring created)
Ring installed
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PealsView 62 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–2–41387.0F1744Abel RudhallRYFC
25–2–61300.5E1744Abel RudhallRYFC
36–1–31150.5D1744Abel RudhallRYFC
47–1–31033.0C1744Abel RudhallRYFC
57–1–21921.0B♭1744Abel RudhallRYFC
68–1–24864.0A1744Abel RudhallRYFC
710–2–24772.5G1744Abel RudhallRYFC
813–3–5691.0F1744Abel RudhallRYFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1]1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 81983OakEd Levins6.A8.3
Notes

[1]Frame Fr1 maker

Frame Fr1 was made by a local American joinery firm (constructed by Ed Levins) to a Whitechapel design.

Published: 11/08/2022; updated: 17/08/2025

Update log
12/04/20241-8: nominal added [Recordings provided (but not taken) by Benjamin Vallejo and analysed by Nick Bowden]
11/08/2022Frame Fr1: year, material, maker, trusses, layout added [Richard Offen, based on Ringing World 1983 p1054.]
10/01/20228: turning added [Ricky Morse, steeple keeper via James Hedgcock]
09/01/20221-7: turning added [Ricky Morse, steeple keeper via James Hedgcock]
15/10/2019Indication of available toilet facility added [TimJ (REMRKS247; info L Lazzerini) via e-mail]
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