Chester, Cheshire, Cath Ch of Christ & BVM
| Place | Chester Cath Ch of Christ & BVM Shown in county lists as Chester Cath |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Lieutenancy area | Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Cheshire |
| Dove tower ID | 15972 |
| Rings | 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 24–3–0 in DSee below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SJ406664 |
| Latitude & longitude | 53.19160, -2.88939View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | CH1 2DY |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 2795 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | http://www.inspirewebdesign.com/ringsof12/tower_details.asp?towerid=21 https://www.chesterdg.org.uk/individual-towers/chester-cathedral |
| Affiliation | Chester Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 3 boards recording performances at this tower 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 12, tenor 24–3–0 in D
| Bells | 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||||||||
| Tenor | 24–3–0 (2772 lb or 1257 kg) in D (591.0 Hz) | ||||||||||||
| Extra bells | An extra treble and 6♭ | ||||||||||||
| All rings |
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| Practices | Mon | ||||||||||||
| Projects & overhauls | 2021 by John Taylor & Co Extra treble cast; installed with new fittings and frame extension to give light ten 2019 by John Taylor & Co Major work done to clappers and c/s 1973 by John Taylor & Co (ring created) Ring installed | ||||||||||||
| Peals | View 179 peals in the Felstead Database | ||||||||||||
| Additional information | Detached tower |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4–2–10 | 2028.9 | B | 24.50″ | 2021 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 1 | 4–2–9 | 1812.0 | A | 25.50″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–3–19 | 1610.0 | G | 26.63″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–0–27 | 1517.0 | F♯ | 27.50″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–2–5 | 1350.0 | E | 28.38″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 5–3–17 | 1200.0 | D | 30.00″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–2–7 | 1131.0 | C♯ | 31.00″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 7–0–17 | 1005.0 | B | 32.75″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 8–2–14 | 893.0 | A | 35.50″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 9 | 10–0–24 | 795.0 | G | 38.50″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 10 | 12–2–10 | 749.0 | F♯ | 41.00″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 11 | 17–3–10 | 666.0 | E | 46.00″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 12 | 24–3–0 | 591.0 | D | 52.00″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6♭ | 6–3–27 | 1067.0 | C | 32.00″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disused | 47.00″ | 1606† | Henry II Oldfield | R | |||||||
| Service | 28.00″ | 1626† | William Clibury | Y |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 6b | 1973 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 13 ➔ 14 | ||
| – 1.1 | 0 | 2021 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 1 |
Update log
| 15/12/2025 | Chester DG URL amended [Harold Cataquet, Chester DG web master] |
| 16/12/2022 | Frame Fr1.1: year, material, maker, truss and layout added [Taylors website; confirmed by Paul Mason via Frame backlog] |
| 06/11/2021 | Project completed [David Potter] |
| 06/11/2021 | Added 1 bell [JTc (bell is in new extension of the existing frame. Others moved to make the space) via Paul Mason] |
| 10/04/2021 | New project started to add an extra treble to the ring of 12. Ringing still possible while this work takes place. [David Potter, JT&Co] |
| 07/12/2019 | Clappers & crownstaple work at Loughborough completed [TimJ (#256) via e-mail] |
| 15/11/2019 | Ringing suspended: clappers & c/s at Loughborough [TimJ (#253 JT website) via e-mail] |
| 10/10/2019 | 1-12,6b: turning added; frame Fr1: truss,layout added [[James Hedgcock] via e-mail] |