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London, City of London, Cath Ch of S Paul
Place London
Cath Ch of S Paul
Shown in county lists as London, S Paul's Cath
Lieutenancy area City of London
Country England
Historic county Middlesex
Dove tower ID 15228
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 61–2–2 in B♭See below
3 (clock chime), hour bell 102–1–22 in A♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 4See below
Grid reference TQ319811
Latitude & longitude 51.51394, -0.09948View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode EC4M 8AD
Diocese London
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 7560
URLs http://london.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=766
https://www.bellringing.london/st-pauls-cathedral/
https://www.stpauls.co.uk/bells
http://www.inspirewebdesign.com/ringsof12/tower_details.asp?towerid=55
http://stpcgor.org.uk/index
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 265 performances here, of which 82 were peals and 31 were in the last two years
Ring of 12, tenor 61–2–2 in B♭
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 61–2–2 (6890 lb or 3125 kg) in B♭ (468.0 Hz)
All rings
1261–2–2 in B♭12 as tenor
621–1–12 in F8 as tenor
Projects & events 1List
Peals View 131 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Ellacombe apparatus roped up on middle six
The oldest complete ring of 12
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
17–3–91461.0F30.88″1878John Taylor & CoR4FC
28–2–201270.0E♭32.50″1878John Taylor & CoRNFC
39–1–61199.0D34.00″1878John Taylor & CoRNFC
411–0–91063.0C36.38″1878John Taylor & CoRNFC
512–2–9954.0B♭38.63″1878John Taylor & CoR4FC
612–2–24884.0A39.63″1878John Taylor & CoRNFC
715–3–8784.0G43.75″1878John Taylor & CoRNFC
821–1–12705.0F47.63″1878John Taylor & CoRNFC
927–0–16636.0E♭52.50″1878John Taylor & CoF8FC
1029–2–3592.0D55.25″1878John Taylor & CoF8FC
1142–3–7525.0C61.25″1878John Taylor & CoF8FC
1261–2–2468.0B♭69.00″1878John Taylor & CoF8FC
Source: A Higson; WofA; M Smith(DrL); C Pickford; J Hedgcock; P Mason(JTco); P Rogers
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Clock chime, hour bell 102–1–22 in A♭
Bells 3 (clock chime)Edit details
Hour bell 102–1–22 (11474 lb or 5204 kg) in A♭ (425.0 Hz)
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Quarter 112–2–9853.0A♭40.00″1707Richard PhelpsYND
Quarter 224–2–26611.0E♭51.00″1707Richard PhelpsYND
Hour102–1–22425.0A♭81.25″1716Richard PhelpsYND
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Bourdon334–2–19317.0E♭114.75″1881John Taylor & CoYNS
Communion18–2–26620.0E♭49.50″1700Philip WightmanY4FC
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9BourdonOak51
7Quarter 1,Quarter 2,HourOak
4CommunionTimber6.A
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 of 121878Oak6.A12
Update log
03/03/2025URL added [Michael Williams via #008310]
26/01/2024Frame Fr9: material, truss, layout added [Kye L Leaver, personal visit]
13/08/2023Ellacombe noted [Lucas J Owen via #005224]
20/05/2021The Banger: hanging added [Dickon Love]
22/02/2021Clock bells: diameters amended. (Gt Tom amended from 82.88") [Whites of Appleton via Philip Rogers]
14/02/2021Noting the oldest complete ring of 12 [Dove records]
05/02/2020URL amended [TimJ (#263) via URLbad]
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