Guildford, Surrey, Cath Ch of Holy Spirit
| Place | Guildford Cath Ch of Holy Spirit Shown in county lists as Guildford Cath |
| Lieutenancy area | Surrey |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Surrey |
| Dove tower ID | 14593 |
| Rings | 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 30–1–10 in DSee below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 3See below |
| Grid reference | SU985500 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.24114, -0.59004View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | GU2 7UJ |
| Diocese | Guildford |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 5840 |
| URL | http://www.inspirewebdesign.com/ringsof12/tower_details.asp?towerid=36 |
| Affiliation | Guildford Diocesan Guild |
| 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. |
Ring of 12, tenor 30–1–10 in D
| Bells | 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 30–1–10 (3398 lb or 1541 kg) in D (583.1 Hz) | ||||||
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| Practices | Tue 20:00 | ||||||
| Peals | View 358 peals in the Felstead Database | ||||||
| Additional information | Access to ringing room by two independent routes |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–1–7 | 1766.5 | A | 25.75″ | 1972 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–3–20 | 1563.6 | G | 27.00″ | 1975 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–2–7 | 1465.4 | F♯ | 28.00″ | 1965 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–2–6 | 1315.9 | E | 29.00″ | 1965 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–1–7 | 1167.1 | D | 31.00″ | 1965 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–1–20 | 1097.9 | C♯ | 32.00″ | 1965 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 7–2–5 | 979.4 | B | 34.00″ | 1963 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 9–2–19 | 877.4 | A | 37.00″ | 1965 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 9 | 12–2–0 | 778.3 | G | 41.00″ | 1961 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 10 | 15–2–3 | 732.0 | F♯ | 44.00″ | 1965 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 11 | 21–1–2 | 656.0 | E | 49.00″ | 1965 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 12 | 30–1–10 | 583.1 | D | 55.00″ | 1965 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC |
Other bells : Lady Chapel
| Bells | Edit details |
| Projects & overhauls | 2021 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul) Service bell rehung on new fittings |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | 3–0–12 | G | 24.00″ | 1947 | Mears & Stainbank | F |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Service | Brick | 9.A | 1 | ||||
| 1 [1] [2] | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 | 1965 | Iroko | Mears & Stainbank | 6.A | 10.X ➔ 12.X | ||
| – 1.1 | 1, 2 | 1976 | Timber | Local labour/guild/assn | 6.A | 2.X1 |
Notes
[1]10 bell non-standard frame layout
Bells 3,4,5,6,7 are in a row of 5 side by side to each other. Bells 8 & 9 are in a side by side layout orthogonal to bells 3-7, with pit 9 adjacent to 6 & 7. Bells 10 & 11 are in an end to end layout on the opposite side to 3-7 with part of pit 10 adjacent to part of pit 9. Bell 12 is in a pit orthogonal to 10 & 11, adjacent to pit 11 and pit 3. There is a void in the middle.
Published: 04/02/2023
[2]Frame resultant layout
The resultant layout is the non-standard 10 bell layout with the pair of parallel pits for bells 1,2 orthogonal to the pit with the 3rd, with pit 1 also partly adjacent to the tenor pit.
Published: 04/02/2023
Update log
| 01/03/2025 | Guildford DG URL deleted [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker] |
| 23/04/2023 | Overhaul added [Whites of Appleton website, 2021 projects] |
| 04/02/2023 | Public frame notes added to describe the non-standard frame layouts |
| 10/12/2022 | 1: weight amended [Whitechapel records via David Sloman #004224] |
| 18/11/2022 | 3,8,11: weight amended [Whitechapel records via David Sloman] |
| 25/10/2022 | Frame Fr1.1: truss, layout added; Frame Fr9: material, truss, layout added [Kye Leaver from personal visit via #003999] |
| 26/04/2021 | Service bell received by Whites of Appleton at 3-0-12 (cf dispatch weight of 3-0-14 in 1947). Date of bell confirmed at 1947. [Mark Walker, WoA] |
| 14/03/2020 | 1-12: turning added; Svc: canon info added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 24/07/2019 | Frame Fr1: material amended [Jack Pease via e-mail] |
| 24/07/2019 | Frame Fr1: truss,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 19/01/2019 | 1,2: diam added [David Sloman via 00013241] |