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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Cath Ch of S Francis Xavier (RC)
Place Adelaide
Cath Ch of S Francis Xavier
Shown in county lists as Adelaide RC Cath
State South Australia
Country Australia
Dove tower ID 15785
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 28–2–1 in D♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 3See below
Latitude & longitude -34.92883, 138.60127View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Archdiocese Adelaide
Church Roman Catholic Church
URLs http://www.anzab.org.au/towers.php?tower=SFX
http://www.inspirewebdesign.com/ringsof12/tower_details.asp?towerid=14
Affiliation Australian and New Zealand Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 12, tenor 28–2–1 in D♭
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 28–2–1 (3193 lb or 1448 kg) in D♭ (565.5 Hz)
Extra bells 2♯
All rings
1228–2–1 in D♭12 as tenor
88–3–18 in A♭8 as tenor, using 2♯
Overhauled
1996 by Local labour/guild/assn
Tuned 1996
Peals View 26 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Only limited ringing allowed: call ahead
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–0–251704.0A♭26.50″1995Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
25–2–71515.5G♭27.75″1995Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
35–3–91432.0F28.50″1995Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
45–3–231275.5E♭30.00″1995Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
56–1–231139.5D♭31.75″1881Mears & StainbankRUFC
66–2–201078.0C32.00″1881Mears & StainbankRUFC
77–1–23963.0B♭34.50″1881Mears & StainbankRUFC
88–3–18849.5A♭37.88″1881Mears & StainbankRUFC
910–3–21757.5G♭40.63″1881Mears & StainbankRUFC
1012–2–5715.0F42.88″1881Mears & StainbankRUFC
1117–0–15635.5E♭47.13″1881Mears & StainbankRUFC
1228–2–1565.5D♭53.50″1992Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
2♯5–0–191603.1G27.00″1995Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
Source: M Smith(M Wilby's 12s website); C Pickford; M Sorell; J Hedgcock
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Service38–3–7565.5D♭60.63″1867John MurphyY
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
9 Service Local labour/guild/assn
2 4,6,8,2# 1996 Steel Local labour/guild/assn
1 1,2,3,5,7,9,10,11,12 1996 Steel Local labour/guild/assn
Update log
16/10/2020 1-12,2#: turning added [[James Hedgcock] via 00014063]
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