Northampton, Massachusetts, United States of America, Smith College
| Place | Northampton Smith College Shown in county lists as Northampton, Smith College |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Country | United States of America |
| Dove tower ID | 15019 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–2–11 in ASee below 48 (carillon), bourdon 17¾ cwt in D♯See below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Latitude & longitude | 42.31604, -72.63939View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | 01060 |
| Ownership | Local Authority (secular) |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | http://www.smith.edu/bellringing/ https://www.nagcr.org/towers-and-bands/northampton |
| Affiliation | North American Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 1 board recording performances at this tower 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 8, tenor 8–2–11 in A : Mendenhall Center
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 8–2–11 (963 lb or 437 kg) in A (878.5 Hz) |
| Practices | Mon 18:30 & Thu 18:30 |
| Projects & overhauls | 1967 by Mears & Stainbank (ring created) Ring installed |
| Peals | View 65 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Also has a carillon (48 bells); bass bell is circa 2000 lbs in D#. Dorothea Carlile Memorial Carillon, located in College Hall Tower, Smith College |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2–2–21 | 1754.5 | A | 22.75″ | 1967 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 3–0–17 | 1658.5 | G♯ | 23.75″ | 1967 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 3–1–16 | 1479.5 | F♯ | 25.00″ | 1967 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 4–0–16 | 1317.5 | E | 27.00″ | 1967 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 4–2–24 | 1173.0 | D | 28.75″ | 1967 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 5–0–25 | 1107.0 | C♯ | 30.00″ | 1967 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 7–0–17 | 987.5 | B | 33.00″ | 1967 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 8–2–11 | 878.5 | A | 36.00″ | 1967 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC |
48 bell carillon, bourdon 17¾ cwt in D♯ : Dorothea Carlile Memorial Carillon, College Hall
| Bells | 48 (carillon)Edit details |
| Bourdon | 17¾ cwt (~1990 lb or ~900 kg) in D♯ |
| Additional information | Equal temperament |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 17¾ cwt | D♯ |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 of 8 | 1967 | Cast iron | Mears & Stainbank | 8.3.A.h | 8.3 |
Update log
| 24/03/2026 | Carillon - temperament added [Liam Flood] |
| 23/10/2025 | PN amended [Micah Walter, secretary for the Western Massachusetts Guild of Change Ringers #009397] |
| 22/05/2025 | Dedication deleted; Carillon name, Ring name aqdded [Tim Jackson] |
| 01/05/2024 | Carilion name amended [Grant Moss, Smith College] |
| 22/04/2024 | Carillon added [World Carillon Federation. See also (Carl Scott Zimmerman): http://www.towerbells.org/] |
| 15/02/2024 | PN added [Micah Walter, secretary for the Western Massachusetts Guild of Change-Ringers #006491] |
| 01/01/2023 | Frame Fr1: maker amended |
| 15/10/2019 | Indication of available toilet facility added [TimJ (REMRKS247; info L Lazzerini) via e-mail] |
| 11/10/2019 | 1-8: frameid added; frame Fr1 added [Nigel Taylor via e-mail] |
| 22/08/2019 | 1-8: turning added [Tim Jackson via 00013581] |