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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, Cath Ch of S Mary (Episc)
Place Edinburgh
Cath Ch of S Mary
Shown in county lists as Edinburgh Cath
Council area City of Edinburgh
Lieutenancy area City of Edinburgh
Country Scotland
Historic county Midlothian
Dove tower ID 13737
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 41–1–15 in BSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 3See below
Grid reference NT241735
Latitude & longitude 55.94860, -3.21612View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode EH12 5AW
Diocese Edinburgh
Church Scottish Episcopal Church
Listed grade A by Historic Environment Scotland
URL http://www.edinburghcathedralringers.org.uk
Affiliation Scottish Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 197 performances here, of which 69 were peals and 14 were in the last two years
Ring of 12, tenor 41–1–15 in B
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 41–1–15 (4635 lb or 2102 kg) in B (508.0 Hz)
All rings
1241–1–15 in B12 as tenor
614–0–4 in F♯8 as tenor
Practices Thu
Overhauled
1935 by John Taylor & Co
Tuned 1935
Peals View 88 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information 3rd is lighter than both treble and 2nd
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
17–3–81525.0F♯29.00″2008Taylors, Eayre & SmithFNFC
28–1–271360.0E30.44″2008Taylors, Eayre & SmithFNFC
36–2–271283.0D♯30.88″1879John Taylor & CoRUFC
47–3–111140.0C♯32.38″1879John Taylor & CoRUFC
58–1–41016.0B34.38″1879John Taylor & CoRUFC
68–3–21958.0A♯35.50″1982John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) LtdFNFC
711–0–11854.0G♯38.50″1879John Taylor & CoRUFC
814–0–4762.0F♯42.38″1879John Taylor & CoRUFC
919–3–7678.0E47.00″1935John Taylor & CoFNFC
1022–1–16639.0D♯49.75″1879John Taylor & CoFUFC
1128–0–10569.0C♯54.50″1879John Taylor & CoFUFC
1241–1–15508.0B61.00″1879John Taylor & CoFUFC
Source: A Higson; JCB; Matthew Higby; John Greenhough
Contributed by: Andrew Higson
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Service8–2–11951.0B♭34.50″1919John Taylor & CoFN
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9Service1919Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h
1 [1] [2]3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,121879TimberJohn Taylor & Co10.X ➔ 12.X
– 1.11,22008Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co2.X2
Contributed by: John Greenhough
Notes

[1]Frame layout

Pits A,B,C,J form layout 4.3 with pit I parallel and adjacent to pit J. Pits D,E,F are layout 3.3 (transposition from pit 3.3 A,B,C is F,D,E). Pit D is parallel to and adjacent to pit C. Pits G and H are parallel pits, with pitG adjacent to D and F and parallel with F. Pits A,B,C,D swing in one direction, with the others orthogonal.

Published: 05/02/2023

[2]Frame resultant layout

End to end treble frames adjacent to pits A,J,I and parallel to A.

Published: 05/02/2023

Update log
05/02/2023Fr1,Fr1.1: layouts and frame layouts added, including frame notes [Photographs via Dickon R Love]
29/10/20211-12: bell names added [Mark Hutcheson, steeple keeper]
19/02/20211-12: turning added. Any signs of turning prior to 1935 were obliterated by retuning [James Hedgcock]
24/11/2019Service bell noted as being hung for ringing [TimJ (#254 info M Higby) via e-mail]
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