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Bacup, Lancashire, Christ Church
PlaceBacup
Christ Church
Lieutenancy areaLancashire
CountryEngland
Historic countyLancashire
Dove tower ID12876
Rings8 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 10–2–7 in A♭See below
Frames2See below
Grid referenceSD873233
Latitude & longitude53.70669, -2.19370View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeOL13 9DR
DioceseManchester
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII by Historic England
Church heritage record8361
AlsoToilet
AffiliationLancashire Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 13 performances here, of which 3 were peals and none 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 8, tenor 10–2–7 in A♭
Bells8 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor10–2–7 (1183 lb or 537 kg) in A♭ (822.5 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1854 by Charles & George Mears (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
PealsView 21 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional informationChurch closed
Building is up for sale / under offer
Unringable
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–2–151641.0A♭24.50″1923Mears & StainbankFNFC
23–3–11546.5G25.50″1923Mears & StainbankFNFC
34–3–21377.5F27.75″1854Charles & George MearsYNFC
45–1–121233.0E♭28.75″1854Charles & George MearsYNFC
56–1–111093.5D♭31.75″1854Charles & George MearsYNFC
66–3–11032.5C33.00″1854Charles & George MearsYNFC
78–0–2910.0B♭36.00″1854Charles & George MearsYNFC
810–2–7822.5A♭39.50″1854Charles & George MearsYNFC
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8c1854Timber? Charles & George Mears6.A6.1 ➔ 8.3
– 1.13, 41923Cast iron? Mears & Stainbank8.3.A.h2.X2
Update log
16/04/2019Bells are now unringable [TimJ (info: G Lee) via e-mail]
16/04/2019fr1,fr1A: layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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