| Place | Menangle S James |
| State | New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Dove tower ID | 13982 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–1–27 in ASee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Latitude & longitude | -34.12903, 150.74032View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at -34.12887, 150.73819 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Diocese | Sydney |
| Church minority | Anglican Church of Australia |
| URL | http://www.anzab.org.au/towers.php?tower=MEN |
| Affiliation | Australian and New Zealand Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 7–1–27 (839 lb or 381 kg) in A (861.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Wed 19:00 |
| Peals | View 1 peal in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [2] | 2–2–25 | 1726.5 | A | 22.38″ | 1897 | Mears & Stainbank | R | Y | FC | ||
| 2 [3] | 2–3–12 | 1624.0 | G♯ | 23.25″ | 1974 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | Y | FC | ||
| 3 [4] | 2–3–4 | 1447.0 | F♯ | 23.50″ | 1958 | Mears & Stainbank | F | Y | FC | ||
| 4 | 2–3–16 | 1289.0 | E | 24.50″ | 2003 | John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd | F | Y | FC | ||
| 5 [5] | 3–3–8 | 1150.0 | D | 27.00″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | FC | ||
| 6 [6] | 4–2–12 | 1084.0 | C♯ | 29.63″ | 1806 | Thomas Mears & Son | R | Y | FC | ||
| 7 [7] | 5–1–10 | 966.0 | B | 32.25″ | 1823 | John Rudhall | R | Y | FC | ||
| 8 [8] | 7–1–27 | 861.0 | A | 34.50″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | FC |
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 |
[1]Welded bell
Seventh of eight was previously chime bell at Rode Hill, Christ Church, Somerset; when removed it was found to be cracked, and was weld repaired.
Published: 03/03/2022
[2]Origin of bell
Bell 1/8 was previously bell 1/1 at Upper Beeding, S Peter, Sussex
Published: 13/08/2025
[3]Origin of bell
Bell 2/8 was previously bell 2/8 at Headington, S Andrew, Oxfordshire
Published: 13/08/2025
[4]Origin of bell
Bell 3/8 was previously a Trinity House buoy bell.
Published: 13/08/2025
[5]Origin of bell
Bell 5/8 was previously bell 1/3 at Doddiscombsleigh, S Michael, Devon
Published: 13/08/2025; updated: 13/08/2025
[6]Origin of bell
Bell 6/8 was previously bell 1/6 at Albrighton, S Mary Magd, Shropshire
Published: 13/08/2025
[7]Origin of bell added
Bell 7/8 was previously bell 1/1 at Rode Hill, Christ Church, Somerset
Published: 13/08/2025
[8]Origin of bell
Bell 8/8 was previously bell 8/10 at Charminster, S Mary V, Dorset
Published: 13/08/2025
| 13/08/2025 | 1-3,5-8: origin of bell added; 8: date amended [David Kelly, Keltek Trust; Additional information provided by Chris Pickford from the Taylors archive; See also B&B Dorset, Dalton via REMRKS549] |
| 03/03/2022 | Note added [Dave Kelly] |