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Frosterley, Durham, Black Bull Inn
PlaceFrosterley
Black Bull Inn
Shown in county lists as Frosterley, Black Bull Inn
Unitary authorityDurham
Lieutenancy areaDurham
CountryEngland
Historic countyDurham
Dove tower ID14543
Rings12 (lightweight ring), tenor 0–2–21 in E♭See below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceNZ023369
Latitude & longitude54.72741, -1.96486View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeDL13 2SL
OwnershipPrivate ownership
AlsoToilet
URLhttps://northeastbells.co.uk/frosterley/
AffiliationDurham and Newcastle Diocesan Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 54 performances here, of which 8 were peals and 5 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo 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.
Lightweight ring of 12, tenor 0–2–21 in E♭
Bells12 (lightweight ring)Edit details
Tenor0–2–21 (77 lb or 35 kg) in E♭ (2548.0 Hz)
All rings
120–2–21 in E♭12 as tenor
627 lb in B♭8 as tenor
Projects & overhauls
2011 by Matthew Higby & Co (major overhaul)
2011 by Bowditch & Higby (ring created)
Ring installed
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PealsView 7 peals in the Felstead Database
AlsoGround floor ringing chamber
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
10–0–187635.0B♭7.50″2011Bowditch & HigbyFNFC
20–0–196802.0A♭7.56″2011Bowditch & HigbyFNFC
30–0–186421.0G7.56″2011Bowditch & HigbyFNFC
40–0–185720.0F8.06″2011Bowditch & HigbyFNFC
50–0–195096.0E♭8.31″2011Bowditch & HigbyFNFC
60–0–194810.0D8.38″2011Bowditch & HigbyFNFC
70–0–244285.0C9.13″2011Bowditch & HigbyFNFC
80–0–273818.0B♭9.69″2011Bowditch & HigbyFNFC
90–1–53401.0A♭10.75″2011Bowditch & HigbyFNFC
100–1–63210.0G11.00″2011Bowditch & HigbyFNFC
110–1–152860.0F11.69″2011Bowditch & HigbyFNFC
120–2–212548.0E♭14.13″2011Bowditch & HigbyFNFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 122011SteelMatthew Higby & Co8.1.A.b12
Update log
27/01/2026Postcode, lat/long reinstated [The Owner]
21/10/2022URL deleted (domain has expired). No alternative URL found to date [Tim Jackson]
27/09/2021Ringing is no longer suspended [The Owner]
02/02/20211-12: nominal added [Matthew Higby via Email]
10/01/2021Ringing temporarily suspended (for non-COVID reasons) [The Owner via Tim Jackson]
03/05/20201-12: turning,frameid added; frame Fr1 added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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