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Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Cath Ch of S James
Place Toronto
Cath Ch of S James
Shown in county lists as Toronto Cath
Province Ontario
Country Canada
Dove tower ID 12812
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 21–2–10 in DSee below
10 (chime), tenor 43–1–13 in C♯See below
Frames 2See below
Latitude & longitude 43.65030, -79.37390View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode M5C 2E9
Diocese Toronto
Church Anglican Church of Canada
Also Toilet
URLs http://www.stjamescathedral.ca/worship/change-ringers/
https://www.nagcr.org/towers-and-bands/toronto
http://www.inspirewebdesign.com/ringsof12/tower_details.asp?towerid=100
https://stjamesguildofchangeringers.wordpress.com/
Affiliation North American Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 12, tenor 21–2–10 in D
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 21–2–10 (2418 lb or 1097 kg) in D (581.0 Hz)
All rings
1221–2–10 in D12 as tenor
68–1–17 in A8 as tenor
Practices Mon 18:00
Peals View 50 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Also a 10-bell chime
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–2–151742.0A26.68″1996Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
25–3–251553.0G27.88″1996Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
36–0–61464.0F♯28.50″1996Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
46–1–01303.0E30.00″1996Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
56–1–161166.0D31.75″1828Thomas II MearsR8FC
66–3–91097.0C♯33.00″1828Thomas II MearsR8FC
77–2–12977.0B34.88″1828Thomas II MearsR8FC
88–1–17870.0A37.25″1828Thomas II MearsR8FC
911–0–18775.0G40.75″1828Thomas II MearsR8FC
1012–2–25732.0F♯43.00″1828Thomas II MearsR8FC
1116–0–0654.0E46.75″1828Thomas II MearsR8FC
1221–2–10581.0D52.25″1828Thomas II MearsR8FC
Source: M Smith(M Wilby's 12s website); R Offen; JCB(D Wilcox info); TimJ(REMRKS#246/#284)
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Chime of 10, tenor 43–1–13 in C♯
Bells 10 (chime)Edit details
Tenor 43–1–13 (4857 lb or 2203 kg) in C♯ (551.0 Hz)
Additional information Electronic controls
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
11270.0D♯1928Meneely (West Troy)Y
25–1–21146.5C♯29.00″1865Meneely (West Troy)Y
31069.0B♯31.00″1865Meneely (West Troy)Y
4948.0A♯32.00″1865Meneely (West Troy)Y
51018.5A𝄪35.00″1865Meneely (West Troy)Y
6846.5G♯40.00″1865Meneely (West Troy)Y
7750.5F♯44.00″1865Meneely (West Troy)Y
8701.0E♯45.00″1865Meneely (West Troy)Y
9617.0D♯54.00″1865Meneely (West Troy)Y
1043–1–13551.0C♯61.00″1865Meneely (West Troy)Y
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
2 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 of chime Oak
1 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 of 12 1997 Steel Locally manufactured 8.1.B.c 12
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
27/11/2023 URL added [Barb Moore​ ​Webmaster: St.James Change Ringers (Toronto) #005962]
27/06/2023 PN time amended [NAGCR website]
09/02/2021 1-12: turning added [Personal tuning records (Nigel Taylor) via Email]
07/02/2021 c1: date amended; c2,c10: weights added; c2-c10: diameters added [George Dawson, quoting Meneely catalogue and Taylors Inspection Book, 1927, which confirm only nine bells (and which nine) were supplied in 1865]
30/05/2020 c9-c1: canon info added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
25/10/2019 c9-c1: partials added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
25/10/2019 all bells: frameid added; frame info added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
15/10/2019 Indication of available toilet facility added [TimJ (REMRKS247; info L Lazzerini) via e-mail]
13/10/2019 Also presence of 10-bell chime noted [TimJ (REMRKS246) via e-mail]
13/10/2019 c9-c1: added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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