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South Kensington, Greater London, Queen's Tower, Imperial College London
PlaceSouth Kensington, Imperial College London
Queen's Tower
or Westminster
Shown in county lists as South Kensington, Imperial College
London boroughCity of Westminster
Lieutenancy areaGreater London
CountryEngland
Historic countyMiddlesex
Dove tower ID12403
Rings10 (full-circle ring), tenor 38–1–15 in D♭See below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceTQ266792
Latitude & longitude51.49829, -0.17688View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeSW7 2DD
OwnershipPrivate ownership
Listed gradeII by Historic England
URLshttp://www.ringing.info/qt.html
https://www.bellringing.london/westminster-the-queens-tower/
http://westminster.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=1141
AffiliationMiddlesex County Association and London Diocesan Guild
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 91 performances here, of which 27 were peals and 3 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 10, tenor 38–1–15 in D♭ : Alexandra Peal
Bells10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor38–1–15 (4299 lb or 1950 kg) in D♭ (553.6 Hz)
All rings
1038–1–15 in D♭10 as tenor
613–1–18 in A♭6 as tenor
Projects & overhauls
1893 by John Taylor & Co (ring created)
Ring installed
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PealsView 34 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional informationRinging currently not permitted
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
1<6–2–161405.4F28.50″(1893)John Taylor & CoRYFC
2<7–2–211250.0E♭30.50″(1893)John Taylor & CoRYFC
3<8–1–51115.8D♭33.00″(1893)John Taylor & CoRYFC
4<9–0–191051.8C34.00″(1893)John Taylor & CoRYFC
510–3–14932.8B♭37.13″(1893)John Taylor & CoFYFC
613–1–18834.2A♭40.63″(1893)John Taylor & CoFYFC
716–2–19734.8G♭44.50″(1893)John Taylor & CoFYFC
820–2–24699.2F47.50″(1893)John Taylor & CoFYFC
927–0–0616.8E♭52.50″(1893)John Taylor & CoFYFC
1038–1–15553.6D♭59.38″(1893)John Taylor & CoFYFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 101893Cast iron & oakJohn Taylor & Co7.A.b
Update log
07/06/2023In spite of the ringing for the Coronation, ringing has not yet resumed [Lucy Woodwood, local contact]
10/09/2022Primary location changed to South Kensington (parish name, even though is Westminster rather than Kensington). Ringing suspended while work takes place on the tower. [Lucinda Woodward]
15/03/20221-10 and frame: year amended. Year not inscribed on bells. [John Taylor records via C J Pickford]
17/09/2021Names of bells and ring noted [Dickon Love]
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