Benwell, Tyne and Wear, S James
| Place | Benwell S James |
| Metropolitan borough | City of Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Lieutenancy area | Tyne and Wear |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Northumberland |
| Dove tower ID | 12449 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 16¼ cwt in FSee below |
| Grid reference | NZ217640 |
| Latitude & longitude | 54.97094, -1.66142View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | NE4 8XR |
| Diocese | Newcastle |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 8503 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | https://northeastbells.co.uk/benwell/ https://dandn.org/northern-district/#Benwell |
| Affiliation | Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 6, tenor 16¼ cwt in F
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 16¼ cwt (~1820 lb or ~830 kg) in F (701.0 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 1897 by Charles Carr (ring created) Ring installed |
| Peals | View 16 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 cwt | 1171.5 | D | 30.50″ | 1897 | Charles Carr | FC | ||||
| 2 | 6 cwt | 1083.0 | C | 32.75″ | 1897 | Charles Carr | FC | ||||
| 3 | 7½ cwt | 942.5 | B♭ | 36.00″ | 1897 | Charles Carr | FC | ||||
| 4 | 8¾ cwt | 873.5 | A | 38.00″ | 1897 | Charles Carr | FC | ||||
| 5 | 11 cwt | 777.5 | G | 40.63″ | 1897 | Charles Carr | FC | ||||
| 6 | 16¼ cwt | 701.0 | F | 45.50″ | 1897 | Charles Carr | FC |
Update log
| 03/08/2026 | North East Bells URL added; Durham and Newcastle DA URL added [Mike Chester, Webmaster] |