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Holywood, Down, Northern Ireland, S Philip & S James (CI)
Place Holywood
S Philip & S James
District Ards and North Down
County Down
Country Northern Ireland
Dove tower ID 13444
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–0–14 in GSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference J401790
Latitude & longitude 54.63979, -5.82992View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode BT18 9BX
Diocese Down and Dromore
Church Church of Ireland
Listed grade B+ by Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division
Also Toilet
URL https://bellringingireland.org/tower/holywood-ss-philip-james/
Affiliation Irish Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 35 performances here, of which 19 were peals and 3 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 12–0–14 in G
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 12–0–14 (1358 lb or 616 kg) in G (777.0 Hz)
Practices Mon (exc July, Aug)
Overhauled
1964 by John Taylor & Co
Bells tuned and rehung with mainly new fittings in the existing frame
Tuned 1964
Peals View 50 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–01552.0G23.63″1891John Taylor & CoFUFC
23–0–241465.0F♯24.13″1891John Taylor & CoFUFC
33–3–241306.0E26.25″1891John Taylor & CoFUFC
44–1–201162.0D27.88″1891John Taylor & CoFUFC
55–2–251036.0C31.00″1891John Taylor & CoFUFC
66–2–21978.0B32.38″1891John Taylor & CoFUFC
78–3–12871.0A35.75″1891John Taylor & CoFUFC
812–0–14777.0G40.50″1891John Taylor & CoF4FC
Source: M Chester(IACR website); A Higson; D Sloman(Dukes)
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
21,2,4,5,6c1891Cast iron? John Taylor & Co8.3.C.e5.1
13,7,8c1891Cast iron? John Taylor & Co8.3.C.e3.3
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
23/09/2024Overhaul, tuning year added; 1-8: canons amended; 1-7: turning added; 3,6: frame number amended; frames Fr1,Fr2: layout added [Adam McCurdy, from personal visit]
25/08/2024Toilet added [Ian Oram via #007396]
30/05/2023Frames Fr1, Fr2 added. 8: turning added [Adam McCurdy visit]
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