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Swillington, West Yorkshire, S Mary
PlaceSwillington
S Mary
Metropolitan boroughCity of Leeds
Lieutenancy areaWest Yorkshire
CountryEngland
Historic subdivisionWest Riding
Historic countyYorkshire
Dove tower ID15572
Rings8 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–0–22 in GSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames3See below
Grid referenceSE384304
Latitude & longitude53.76913, -1.41764View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeLS26 8QN
DioceseLeeds
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII* by Historic England
Church heritage record10867
AffiliationYorkshire Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 68 performances here, of which 44 were peals and 7 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo 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 12–0–22 in G
Bells8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor12–0–22 (1366 lb or 620 kg) in G (769.5 Hz)
PracticesMon
Projects & overhauls
1979 by Local labour/guild/assn
Transferred from Holbeck, West Yorkshire, S Matthew
Bells removed from the tower of St Matthew's, Holbeck. Later that year they were hung at Swillington.
The following events happened while the ring was at Holbeck, West Yorkshire, S Matthew
1930 by Gillett & Johnston (ring created)
Ring created.
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PealsView 80 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–41533.0G25.50″1930Gillett & JohnstonFFC
24–0–151457.0F♯25.94″1930Gillett & JohnstonFFC
34–1–261293.0E27.63″1930Gillett & JohnstonFFC
45–0–111159.0D29.50″1930Gillett & JohnstonFFC
56–1–21025.5C32.00″1930Gillett & JohnstonFFC
67–0–11968.5B33.50″1930Gillett & JohnstonFFC
79–0–2860.5A36.56″1930Gillett & JohnstonFFC
812–0–22769.5G40.50″1930Gillett & JohnstonFFC
Other bells
BellsEdit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
ClockF42.38″1656†Abraham SmithY
ex1A35.75″1732†Edward II SellerY
ex2G39.25″1656†Abraham SmithY
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
3Clock, ex1, ex2Steel
21, 3, 5, 71930Cast ironGillett & Johnston
12, 4, 6, 81930Cast ironGillett & Johnston
Update log
13/01/2026Transfer history noted. [RW 8 Feb 1980]
18/05/2024riponandleedsbells.org.uk domain no longer functional; URL removed
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