Thornhill, West Yorkshire, S Michael & All Angels
| Place | Thornhill S Michael & All Angels |
| Metropolitan borough | Kirklees |
| Lieutenancy area | West Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic subdivision | West Riding |
| Historic county | Yorkshire |
| Dove tower ID | 15558 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–2–6 in G♯See below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SE253188 |
| Latitude & longitude | 53.66560, -1.61829View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | WF12 0JH |
| Diocese | Leeds |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 13975 |
| Also | Toilet |
| Affiliation | Yorkshire Association |
| 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. |
Ring of 8, tenor 9–2–6 in G♯
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 9–2–6 (1070 lb or 485 kg) in G♯ (832.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Wed |
| Projects & overhauls | 1980 by Local & John Taylor's Transferred from Todmorden, West Yorkshire, St Paul Bells from removed from St Paul, Cross Stone, Todmorden and installed at Thornhill, having been tuned by Taylors. The frame was also removed from Thornhill (using local labour) and reconstructed at Thornhill. The following events happened while the ring was at Todmorden, West Yorkshire, St Paul 1910 by Charles Carr (ring created) Ring installed |
| Tuned | 1980 |
| Peals | View 74 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–3–20 | 1662.0 | G♯ | 24.75″ | 1910† | Charles Carr | R | FC | |||
| 2 | 3–3–5 | 1570.0 | F𝄪 | 25.00″ | 1910† | Charles Carr | R | FC | |||
| 3 | 3–3–11 | 1401.0 | E♯ | 25.75″ | 1910† | Charles Carr | R | FC | |||
| 4 | 4–0–26 | 1243.0 | D♯ | 27.50″ | 1910† | Charles Carr | R | FC | |||
| 5 | 4–1–8 | 1110.0 | C♯ | 29.00″ | 1910† | Charles Carr | R | FC | |||
| 6 | 5–1–18 | 1047.0 | B♯ | 31.00″ | 1910† | Charles Carr | R | FC | |||
| 7 | 6–3–21 | 933.0 | A♯ | 34.00″ | 1910† | Charles Carr | R | FC | |||
| 8 | 9–2–6 | 832.0 | G♯ | 38.00″ | 1910† | Charles Carr | R | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [1] | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1980 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co |
Notes
[1]History of the frame
The frame was originally constructed in 1910 by Charles Carr at Todmorden and the framesides were transferred to Thornhill with the bells.
Published: 04/02/2026; updated: 04/02/2026
Update log
| 04/02/2026 | Fr1: date/maker amended, noting that the framesides also came from Todmorden. [Andrew Aspland] |
| 12/01/2026 | Transfer history noted. [Keltek] |