Rostherne, Cheshire, S Mary
| Place | Rostherne S Mary |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire East |
| Lieutenancy area | Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Cheshire |
| Dove tower ID | 15433 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 19½ cwt in E♭See below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SJ742836 |
| Latitude & longitude | 53.34950, -2.38828View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | WA16 6RT |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 3027 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | https://www.chesterdg.org.uk/individual-towers/rostherne-st_mary |
| Affiliation | Chester Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet 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 6, tenor 19½ cwt in E♭
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 19½ cwt (~2180 lb or ~990 kg) in E♭ (613.1 Hz) |
| Practices | Wed (exc 4th) |
| Projects & overhauls | 2023 by Blyth & Co (major overhaul) Bells 2,3,4,6 overhauled. |
| Peals | View 15 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1063.0 | C | 32.50″ | 1771 | Thomas Rudhall | R | FC | ||||
| 2 | 947.2 | B♭ | 33.50″ | 1785 | Charles & John Rudhall | R | FC | ||||
| 3 | <9–1–4 | 840.5 | A♭ | 38.50″ | 1717 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | FC | |||
| 4 | 775.8 | G | 39.50″ | 1630† | Paul Hutton | R | FC | ||||
| 5 | <15–2–7 | 693.2 | F | 45.00″ | 1782 | Thomas Rudhall | R | FC | |||
| 6 | <19–2–17 | 613.1 | E♭ | 48.75″ | 1655† | George I Oldfield | R | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 1890 | Cast iron & timber | John Taylor & Co | 7.A.a | 6.4 |
Update log
| 17/12/2025 | Chester DG URL amended [Harold Cataquet, Chester DG web master] |
| 18/05/2024 | Frame Fr1: date amended [Taylor archives by Chris Pickford] |
| 05/05/2024 | Frame Fr1 added [Blyth & Co] |
| 23/12/2023 | Project completed [Jo Blyth, Office Manager, Blyth & Co Ltd.] |
| 28/06/2023 | Project description amended [Tom Blyth, Blyth & Co Ltd.] |
| 21/06/2023 | New project added [Jo Blyth, Office Manager, Blyth & Co Ltd.] |
| 10/08/2022 | Toilet added [Colin Turner] |
| 12/02/2019 | 3,5: wt added [Chris Pickford via 00013289] |