Oldbury, West Midlands, Christ Church
| Place | Oldbury Christ Church |
| Metropolitan borough | Sandwell |
| Lieutenancy area | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Shropshire (detached) |
| Dove tower ID | 13927 |
| Rings | 8 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 10½ cwt in GSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SO990894 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.50324, -2.01512View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | B69 4DN |
| Diocese | Birmingham |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 757 |
| URL | http://www.wdcra.org.uk/oldbur.htm |
| Affiliation | Worcestershire and Districts Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 2 performances here, of which 2 were peals and none were in the last two years |
Ring of 8, tenor 10½ cwt in G
| Bells | 8 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 10½ cwt (~1180 lb or ~530 kg) in G (803.5 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 1937 (major overhaul) 1887 by John Warner & Sons (ring created) List allRing installed |
| Peals | View 64 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Unringable: electronic chiming only |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3¾ cwt | 1594.0 | G | 25.25″ | 1887 | John Warner & Sons | Y | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4 cwt | 1509.5 | F♯ | 26.38″ | 1887 | John Warner & Sons | Y | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4½ cwt | 1347.5 | E | 28.13″ | 1887 | John Warner & Sons | Y | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5½ cwt | 1201.0 | D | 30.00″ | 1887 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–2–0 | 1081.5 | C | 32.25″ | 1887 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 7 cwt | 1012.5 | B | 33.88″ | 1887 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 8¼ cwt | 893.0 | A | 35.75″ | 1887 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 10½ cwt | 803.5 | G | 38.81″ | 1887 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2,4,6,7 | 1887 | Timber | John Warner & Sons | 6.S | 4.3 | ||
| 1 | 1,3,5,8 | 1887 | Timber | John Warner & Sons | 6.S | 4.3 |
Update log
| 08/10/2019 | 1-8: partials added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 17/05/2019 | 1-8: nominal added [Nick Bowden via 00013416] |
| 09/02/2019 | fr1,fr2: truss amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 09/02/2019 | 1-8: turning added [Tim Jackson via 00013282] |