Wednesbury, West Midlands, S Bartholomew
| Place | Wednesbury S Bartholomew |
| Metropolitan borough | Sandwell |
| Lieutenancy area | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Staffordshire |
| Dove tower ID | 13013 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 24–0–18 in E♭See below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SO987953 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.55592, -2.02059View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 52.55506, -2.02040 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | WS10 9DG |
| Diocese | Lichfield |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 6927 |
| Affiliation | Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconries Society |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 2 boards recording 1 distinct performance 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 10, tenor 24–0–18 in E♭
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 24–0–18 (2706 lb or 1227 kg) in E♭ (622.0 Hz) | ||||||
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| Practices | Fri | ||||||
| Projects & overhauls | 1912 by Gillett & Johnston (ring created) Ring installed | ||||||
| Peals | View 211 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–1–7 | 1547.5 | G | 26.00″ | 1912 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 5–2–6 | 1392.0 | F | 27.50″ | 1912 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 6–0–13 | 1239.0 | E♭ | 29.00″ | 1912 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–3–16 | 1166.0 | D | 30.00″ | 1912 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–3–3 | 1035.0 | C | 32.00″ | 1912 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 7–3–1 | 929.0 | B♭ | 34.50″ | 1912 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 9–3–25 | 827.0 | A♭ | 38.00″ | 1912 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 11–2–9 | 775.5 | G | 40.31″ | 1912 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC | ||
| 9 | 16–2–5 | 699.0 | F | 44.94″ | 1912 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC | ||
| 10 | 24–0–18 | 622.0 | E♭ | 50.00″ | 1912 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3, 5, 8, 9 | 1912 | Cast iron | Gillett & Johnston | 8.3.A.m | 4.3 | ||
| 1 | 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10 | 1912 | Cast iron | Gillett & Johnston | 8.3.C.e | 6.5 |
Update log
| 02/07/2026 | Ringing has now resumed [Gordon Birks via #010621] |
| 16/03/2026 | Ringing temporarily suspended [Gordon Birks via #009963] |
| 13/09/2025 | Work completed. Ringing has now resumed [Gordon Birks via #009189] |
| 29/01/2023 | Ringing suspended temporarily following broken gudgeon on the 4th [Gordon Birks, tower captain #004511] |
| 23/05/2020 | fr1; truss added,layout amended; fr2: truss,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 20/05/2020 | 1-10: turning added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 26/01/2019 | PN now Fri [Gordon Birks via e-mail] |
| 19/01/2019 | Wed practice no longer held [Gordon Birks via e-mail] |