Stockport, Greater Manchester, S George
| Place | Stockport S George Shown in county lists as Stockport, S George |
| Metropolitan borough | Stockport |
| Lieutenancy area | Greater Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Cheshire |
| Dove tower ID | 14137 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 29¼ cwt in DSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SJ900889 |
| Latitude & longitude | 53.39712, -2.15178View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | SK2 6NU |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 3126 |
| URL | https://www.chesterdg.org.uk/individual-towers/stockport-st_george |
| Affiliation | Chester Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 146 performances here, of which 81 were peals and none were in the last two years |
| 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. |
Ring of 10, tenor 29¼ cwt in D
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 29¼ cwt (~3280 lb or ~1490 kg) in D (574.5 Hz) | ||||||
| All rings |
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| Practices | Mon | ||||||
| Projects & overhauls | 1976 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul) 1896 by Mears & Stainbank (ring created) Ring installed | ||||||
| Peals | View 81 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | <6–0–10 | 1467.5 | F♯ | 29.00″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 2 | <6–2–6 | 1306.5 | E | 30.50″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 3 | <7–0–23 | 1160.5 | D | 32.50″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 4 | <8–0–23 | 1092.0 | C♯ | 34.00″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 5 | <9–1–21 | 964.5 | B | 36.25″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 6 | <10–3–10 | 857.5 | A | 39.00″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 7 | <13–0–23 | 762.5 | G | 42.50″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | R | FC | |||
| 8 | <15–2–17 | 725.5 | F♯ | 45.00″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 9 | <20–3–19 | 648.0 | E | 49.50″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | R | FC | |||
| 10 | <29–3–12 | 574.5 | D | 56.00″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | 1896 | Oak | Mears & Stainbank |
Update log
| 20/12/2025 | Chester DG URL added [Harold Cataquet, Chester DG web master] |
| 01/11/2020 | 1-6,8,10: turning added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 26/10/2020 | Canons removed but bells not reweighed in 1976. Tenor weight changed to 29¼cwt approx. [Martin Smith via Email] |
| 26/10/2020 | 1-10: canon info added,wt amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |