Rawtenstall, Lancashire, S Mary
| Place | Rawtenstall S Mary |
| Lieutenancy area | Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Lancashire |
| Dove tower ID | 13241 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 14–0–2 in FSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SD810227 |
| Latitude & longitude | 53.70125, -2.28801View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 53.70113, -2.28885 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | BB4 8SG |
| Diocese | Manchester |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 8366 |
| Affiliation | Lancashire Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 3 performances here, of which 1 was a peal and none were in the last two years |
Ring of 8, tenor 14–0–2 in F
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 14–0–2 (1570 lb or 712 kg) in F (693.0 Hz) |
| Overhauled | 2022 by Local labour/guild/assn Restoration work was completed by local volunteers, led by George Lee, in time for the bells to be rung over the recent Jubilee weekend |
| Projects & events | 2List |
| Peals | View 25 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–3–20 | 1423.0 | F | 27.00″ | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank | Y | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–3–13 | 1315.5 | E | 26.50″ | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank | Y | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–3–9 | 1166.5 | D | 30.25″ | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank | Y | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 6–3–5 | 1056.0 | C | 32.25″ | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank | Y | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 7–3–18 | 941.0 | B♭ | 35.00″ | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank | Y | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 8–2–2 | 875.0 | A | 36.50″ | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank | Y | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 10–0–7 | 783.0 | G | 39.25″ | 1837 | Thomas II Mears | Y | 4 | FC | ||
| 8 | 14–0–2 | 693.0 | F | 43.50″ | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank | Y | N | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | 1888 | Oak | ? Mears & Stainbank | 6.A | 8.3 |
Update log
| 22/08/2024 | Ringing has resumed [Peter Cook, churchwarden via Andrew Aspland #007372] |
| 15/06/2022 | Restoration work complete [George Lee, DAC Bells Adviser, Manchester Diocese] |
| 08/05/2021 | New project added [George Lee, DAC Bells Adviser, Manchester Diocese] |
| 08/05/2021 | Taylors part of project completed [David Potter] |
| 10/01/2021 | Restoration of clappers and refitting completed. Further work remains to be done in the tower using voluntary labour before the bells can be rung again. [David Potter, JT&Co and George Lee, DAC Bells Adviser] |
| 01/02/2020 | 7: turning amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 24/01/2020 | Restoration work in progress [TimJ (#261) via e-mail] |
| 05/03/2019 | frame: date confirmed [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 04/03/2019 | 1-8: canons,turning,frameid added; frame info added [Tim Jackson via 00013329] |
| 14/02/2019 | No ringing at present (safety concerns) [TimJ (info G Lee) via e-mail] |