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Bootle, Merseyside, Christ Church
PlaceBootle
Christ Church
Metropolitan boroughSefton
Lieutenancy areaMerseyside
CountryEngland
Historic countyLancashire
Dove tower ID15955
Rings8 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–1–12 in ASee below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceSJ348951
Latitude & longitude53.44883, -2.98308View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeL20 9HJ
DioceseLiverpool
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII by Historic England
Church heritage record7313
AlsoToilet
AffiliationLancashire Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 60 performances here, of which 12 were peals and 19 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 8–1–12 in A
Bells8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor8–1–12 (936 lb or 425 kg) in A (876.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1973
Transferred from Everton, Merseyside, Emmanuel
Ring of eight and associated frame, previously at Everton, Emmanuel, transferred to Bootle the same year.
The following events happened while the ring was at Everton, Merseyside, Emmanuel
1945 by Mears & Stainbank (ring created)
Ring of 8 created for Emmanuel, Everton.
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PealsView 29 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–21760.0A23.00″1945Mears & StainbankFNFC
23–1–191640.0G♯24.00″1945Mears & StainbankFNFC
33–1–181456.0F♯25.00″1945Mears & StainbankFNFC
44–0–01312.0E27.00″1945Mears & StainbankFNFC
55–0–21168.0D29.00″1945Mears & StainbankFNFC
65–1–31096.0C♯30.00″1945Mears & StainbankFNFC
76–3–27988.0B33.00″1945Mears & StainbankFNFC
88–1–12876.0A36.00″1945Mears & StainbankFNFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [2]1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 81973Cast ironLocal labour/guild/assn8.3.A.h8.3
Notes

[1]Ring origin

Present ring: ex Everton, Emmanuel, removed 1972, installed 1973

Published: 16/11/2009; updated: 11/02/2025

[2]Frame Fr1 origin

Frame Fr1, previously at Everton, Emmanuel (M&S 1945), was transferred to Bootle in 1973 and installed using local labour.

Published: 23/06/2016; updated: 11/02/2025

Update log
18/01/2026Transfer history noted. [RW 4681, 3240 p444]
22/07/2024Frame Fr2: maker amended [See RW 3240 p444 via REMRKS480]
16/07/20241973 description added [See RW 3240 p444 via REMRKS480]
13/07/2024Frame Fr1: year amended (built 1973 using the old Everton frame dated 1945). [Len Mitchell, from local knowledge.]
07/03/2024Frame Fr1: layout added [Len Mitchell, from local knowledge]
11/08/2022Frame Fr1: year, maker, and truss added [Jim Hedgcock and Peter Furniss]
12/07/20211-7: nominal added [Personal tuning records via Nigel Taylor]
11/02/20218: nominal added [WBF records (Richard Offen) via Email]
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