Tower details: Whickham, Tyne and Wear, S Mary

Place	Whickham S Mary
Metropolitan borough	Gateshead
Lieutenancy area	Tyne and Wear
Country	England
Historic county	Durham
Dove tower ID	14984
Rings	8 (full-circle ring), tenor 6–3–16 in BSee below Other bellsSee below
Frames	1See below
Grid reference	NZ209613
Latitude & longitude	54.94644, -1.67429View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 54.94592, -1.67391 View on Google Map Edit details
Postcode	NE16 4EQ
Diocese	Durham
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	I by Historic England
Church heritage record	4296
Affiliation	Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Association
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard Customise As of last night, BellBoard listed 395 performances here, of which 61 were peals and 11 were in the last two years

Bells	8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	6–3–16 (772 lb or 350 kg) in B
Practices	Sun (term only) 17:00
Projects & overhauls	1985 (major overhaul) List all
Peals	View 137 peals in the Felstead Database

	Bell	Weight	Frequency	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	2–2–3		B	21.75″	1985	Eijsbouts	F		FC
	2	2–2–18		A♯	22.50″	1985	Eijsbouts	F		FC
	3	2–3–26		G♯	23.50″	1932	Gillett & Johnston	F		FC
	4	3–1–17		F♯	25.00″	1932	Gillett & Johnston	F		FC
	5	4–0–14		E	27.13″	1932	Gillett & Johnston	F		FC
	6	4–1–14		D♯	28.00″	1985	Eijsbouts	F		FC
	7	5–1–2		C♯	30.50″	1985	Eijsbouts	F		FC
	8	6–3–16		B	33.25″	1985	Eijsbouts	F		FC

Bells

	Bell	Weight	Frequency	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	Service	5 cwt			30.00″	1715	? Samuel II Smith

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	1	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	1985	Steel	Local labour/guild/assn

04/07/2019

Svc: diam added [Tim Jackson via 00013501]