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Alnwick, Northumberland, S Michael
Place Alnwick
S Michael
Shown in county lists as Alnwick, S Michael
Unitary authority Northumberland
Lieutenancy area Northumberland
Country England
Historic county Northumberland
Dove tower ID 14007
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–0–9 in GSee below
2 (other bells)See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference NU183137
Latitude & longitude 55.41688, -1.71138View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode NE66 1NB
Diocese Newcastle
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 8532
Also Toilet
URL http://dandn.esy.es/new/northern.html#alnwickm
Affiliation Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 77 performances here, of which 12 were peals and 39 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 10–0–9 in G
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 10–0–9 (1129 lb or 512 kg) in G (780.0 Hz)
All rings
1010–0–9 in G10 as tenor
65–0–23 in D6 as tenor
Practices Wed
Overhauled
2021 by Whites of Appleton
New ten installed, consisting of the 6 ex-Newton Hall bells and 4 new bells. Existing Treble and 2nd being retained and put on display.
Tuned 2021
Peals View 12 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–2–251951.7B23.31″2020John Taylor & CoFNFC
23–3–271745.8A24.56″2020John Taylor & CoFNFC
34–0–111564.4G25.50″2020John Taylor & CoFNFC
44–1–181455.4F♯26.50″2020John Taylor & CoFNFC
55–0–21301.1E27.13″1873John Warner & SonsR8FC
65–0–231165.2D28.63″1873John Warner & SonsR8FC
75–1–111043.5C30.00″1873John Warner & SonsR8FC
86–2–3971.9B31.75″1873John Warner & SonsR8FC
97–0–13870.4A34.50″1873John Warner & SonsR8FC
1010–0–9780.0G39.25″1873John Warner & SonsR8FC
Source: GAD NBR
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Other bells
Bells 2 (other bells)Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Display 11343.0F28.50″c1540†(unidentified)RU
Display 21524.0G25.50″c1440†(unidentified)RU
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,102021Cast ironWhites of Appleton8.3.A.h10.X7
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
07/02/2024URL deleted. URL http://www.alnwickanglican.com/history/belltower/ gives 404 error (not found) [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker via Tim Jackson]
26/01/2024Affiliation added [Chris Mansfield #006364]
03/08/2023Toilet added [Stuart Hale, from personal visit]
27/04/2023Frame Fr1: layout amended [Jim Crowther, local contact]
09/08/2022Frame Fr1: year, material, maker, trusses, and layout added [Tim Jackson]
09/07/2022PN added [Jim Crowther, local contact]
28/11/20211-9: nominal added; 5-10: turning added. [White's of Appleton records via Mark Walker]
16/11/2021URL added [Chris Mansfield, tower captain]
01/11/2021The old tenor of 3 has been taken away by Whites for recycling; They intend reusing the bell elsewhere and so it has not been scrapped [Tim Jackson]
11/10/20211-10: frame number added; 5-10, D1, D2: canons added [Tim Jackson (visit 29/9/21)]
19/09/20211-9: notes added; old 1-3 moved to collection of other bells [Tim Jackson]
16/09/2021Project completed (details of new bells added) [Colin Watson, church webmaster (from photo of Whites' board in the tower).]
25/02/2021"New" ten to be installed, consisting of the 6 ex-Newton Hall bells and 4 new bells (which have now been cast). Existing Treble and 2nd being retained and put on display. [Mark Walker, WoA]
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