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Barnard Castle, Durham, S Mary V
Place Barnard Castle
S Mary V
Unitary authority Durham
Lieutenancy area Durham
Country England
Historic county Durham
Dove tower ID 13427
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 17–0–0 in FSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference NZ050162
Latitude & longitude 54.54177, -1.92326View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode DL12 8PQ
Diocese Durham
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 4390
URL https://northeastbells.co.uk/barnard-castle/
Affiliation Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 74 performances here, of which 4 were peals and 14 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 17–0–0 in F
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 17–0–0 (1904 lb or 864 kg) in F (688.0 Hz)
Practices Mon
Projects & overhauls
1952 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Rehung on ball bearings in old frame.
1911 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Bells rehung
1823 by Thomas II Mears (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
Peals View 11 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–1–01386.5F29.00″1866John Warner & SonsR4FC
25–3–01302.5E30.00″1866John Warner & SonsR4FC
36–1–161172.5D31.50″1823Thomas II MearsR8FC
47–1–211051.5C33.63″1823Thomas II MearsR8FC
58–3–2943.0B♭36.25″1823Thomas II MearsR8FC
69–0–11878.0A37.75″1823Thomas II MearsR8FC
712–1–14785.0G41.50″1823Thomas II MearsR8FC
817–0–0688.0F46.50″1823Thomas II MearsR8FC
Source: K King(P L Rivet, D&N); ADH; T Jackson; P Denton
Contributed by: Kris King
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81823Oak6.B8.3
Update log
27/02/20231911 Overhaul added, 1952 Overhaul description added [Bells of the North-East of England website]
23/06/2022Fr1: layout added [Helen Scott, local contact.]
12/06/20221-8: turning added; Fr1 added [Helen Scott, local contact; quoting Whites of Appleton report dated Jan/2020]
14/04/20221-7: nominal added; 8: nominal amended [Recordings courtesy of Helen Scott, local contact; analysed by Nick Bowden]
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