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Chelmsford, Essex, Cath Ch of S Mary V, S Peter, & S Cedd
Place Chelmsford
Cath Ch of S Mary V, S Peter, & S Cedd
Shown in county lists as Chelmsford Cath
Lieutenancy area Essex
Country England
Historic county Essex
Dove tower ID 15277
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 34–2–22 in CSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TL707069
Latitude & longitude 51.73522, 0.47202View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode CM1 1NS
Diocese Chelmsford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 2199
Also Toilet
URLs https://www.chelmsfordcathedral.org.uk/get-involved/bellringers
http://www.inspirewebdesign.com/ringsof12/tower_details.asp?towerid=19
Affiliation Essex Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 567 performances here, of which 258 were peals and 14 were in the last two years
Ring of 12, tenor 34–2–22 in C
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 34–2–22 (3886 lb or 1763 kg) in C (520.5 Hz)
Extra bells 6♭
All rings
1234–2–22 in C12 as tenor
814–2–5 in F9 as tenor, using 6♭
69–3–1 in G8 as tenor
Practices Mon
Projects & overhauls
2009 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul)
1931 by Gillett & Johnston (major overhaul)
1913 by John Warner & Sons (ring created)
Ring installed
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Peals View 258 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–1–121591.0G26.56″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
24–2–21411.0F27.63″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
34–3–151330.5E28.44″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
45–1–111185.5D30.03″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
55–3–11054.5C31.44″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
67–0–8989.0B32.75″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
78–1–19888.0A35.50″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
89–3–1782.0G37.88″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
914–2–5702.0F42.75″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
1016–0–8656.5E44.56″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
1123–0–18590.5D50.06″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
1234–2–22520.5C57.88″1913John Warner & SonsFNFC
6♭7–2–24931.0B♭33.94″1947John Taylor & CoFNFC
Source: A Higson; J Hedgcock; D Sloman; TimJ
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
26b1947Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h1
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,121913†SteelJohn Warner & Sons8.1.D.a12.X
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
18/10/2023URL amended [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker]
16/12/2022Frame Fr1: layout added, material amended; frame Fr2: details added [Colin Chapman via Frame backlog]
03/03/2021Overhauls added [Information provided by Colin Chapman, tower captain.]
23/02/20211-12,6b: turning added [Personal knowledge (Colin Chapman) via Email]
05/06/2019Frame Fr1: material added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
27/05/2019URL amended [Colin Chapman (Tower Captain) via e-mail]
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