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Westminster, Greater London, Collegiate Ch of S Peter
Place Westminster
Collegiate Ch of S Peter
Shown in county lists as Westminster Abbey
London borough City of Westminster
Lieutenancy area Greater London
Country England
Historic county Middlesex
Dove tower ID 14872
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 30–1–15 in DSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TQ300795
Latitude & longitude 51.49959, -0.12837View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode SW1P 3JT
Diocese London
Status Royal Peculiar
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 16935
URLs https://www.westminster-abbey.org/history/explore-our-history/abbey-bells
https://www.westminster-abbey.org/events/bell-ringing-days
https://www.bellringing.london/westminster-abbey-collegiate-church-of-st-peter/
http://westminster.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=1125
Affiliation Middlesex County Association and London Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 175 performances here, of which 41 were peals and 13 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 30–1–15 in D
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 30–1–15 (3403 lb or 1544 kg) in D (587.2 Hz)
All rings
1030–1–15 in D10 as tenor
68–1–8 in A6 as tenor
Peals View 60 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–3–161485.0F♯27.75″1971Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
25–0–261322.0E28.75″1971Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
35–1–01176.7D29.75″1971Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
45–2–201109.7C♯30.63″1971Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
56–2–23986.0B33.00″1971Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
68–1–8880.0A36.00″1971Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
711–2–4784.0G40.00″1971Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
814–0–7740.0F♯42.38″1971Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
919–0–10659.2E47.50″1971Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
1030–1–15587.2D54.00″1971Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
Source: twr notice; RW; W Cook; CBC; B Hibbert; N Taylor; JCB(S Alford); TimJ(#268)
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus1738Richard Phelps & Thomas Lester
Service 111–1–26768.5G40.00″1583†Robert MotRD
Service 219–1–3646.0E49.25″1598†Robert MotRD
Unused 1972.5B35.00″c1320†successsor to R de WymbishY
Unused 21723.5A1742Thomas LesterY
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,101971Cast ironWhitechapel Bell Foundry8.3.A.h10.X7
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
04/11/2024Service1,Service2: hanging added [Ryan Faulkner-Hatt, from personal visit via #007667]
02/11/2024Fr1: layout added [Nigel Taylor via REMRKS491]
18/03/2024CofE Diocese added [CHR]
27/01/2024URL amended. URL http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/abbey-bells gives 404 error (not found) [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker. Replacement URL determined by Tim Jackson]
07/12/20223: weight amended [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records #004211]
06/03/2020fr1: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
23/02/20201-4,6-10: nominal amended; 8,9: diam amended [Nigel Taylor via e-mail]
16/01/2020Ds1,Ds2: nominal,note added; Ds2: canon info added [Bill Hibbert via e-mail]
25/08/20191-10: canons,turning added [Tim Jackson via 00013603]
25/08/20191-10: frameid added [John Baldwin via database]
16/08/20191-9: nominal added; 10: nominal amended [Bill Hibbert via 00013545]
16/08/2019Svc1,Svc2: nominal added [Bill Hibbert via 00013546]
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