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Lancaster, Lancashire, Priory Ch of S Mary
Place Lancaster
Priory Ch of S Mary
Shown in county lists as Lancaster Priory
Lieutenancy area Lancashire
Country England
Historic county Lancashire
Dove tower ID 14459
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 30–2–2 in D♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SD473619
Latitude & longitude 54.05078, -2.80590View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode LA1 1YZ
Diocese Blackburn
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 1083
Affiliation Lancashire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 122 performances here, of which 28 were peals and 12 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 30–2–2 in D♭
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 30–2–2 (3418 lb or 1550 kg) in D♭ (545.0 Hz)
All rings
1030–2–2 in D♭10 as tenor
610–0–18 in A♭6 as tenor
Practices Tue
Projects & overhauls
1972 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
1886 by John Taylor & Co (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
Tuned 1972
Peals View 62 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–2–141377.0F28.00″2006Taylors, Eayre & SmithFNFC
25–2–221229.0E♭29.38″2006Taylors, Eayre & SmithFNFC
36–0–201094.0D♭31.38″1886John Taylor & CoR4FC
46–2–81029.0C32.25″1886John Taylor & CoR4FC
58–1–14918.0B♭35.25″1885John Taylor & CoR4FC
610–0–18820.0A♭38.50″1886John Taylor & CoR4FC
712–3–24729.0G♭42.00″1885John Taylor & CoR4FC
816–2–20689.0F45.75″1886John Taylor & CoF4FC
921–3–18613.0E♭50.25″1885John Taylor & CoF4FC
1030–2–2545.0D♭56.13″1885John Taylor & CoF4FC
Source: Twr website; A Bull(JT); A Higson; D Kelly; D Sloman; TimJ(REMRKS250)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus0–3–2116.00″1922Francis W Birkett & Sons
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
23,42006SteelJohn Taylor & Co8.1.F.e2.X1
11,2,5,6,7,8,9,101886Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C.b8.3
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
06/03/2024PN amended [Sam Norman via #006589]
22/01/20241,2: frame number added; 3,4: frame number amended [Roy le Marechal, who has been working in the tower, and Peter Rivet, local contact]
29/12/2023PN amended [Simon Percy, local contact]
26/11/2023Fame Fr1: layout added; frame Fr2 added [Roy le Marechal & Peter Rivet via Frame Backlog]
19/06/2023PN amended [Peter Rivet, from local knowledge]
07/06/2023PN amended [Sam Norman #005126]
06/02/2021Sanctus: founder added [Peter Rivet, local contact]
06/02/20211-10: turning added [Roy le Marechal]
06/02/2021Overhaul and tuning added [Chris Pickford from Taylors' archive]
27/10/2019Frame Fr1: truss added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
29/06/2019PN info amended: use back door from Priory Close [C Gardner via e-mail]
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