Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, S Matthew's Bell Tower
Place | Quebec City S Matthew's Bell Tower Shown in county lists as Quebec, S Matthew's Tower |
Province | Quebec |
Country | Canada |
Dove tower ID | 16017 |
Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 15 cwt in FSee below |
Frames | 1See below |
Latitude & longitude | 46.81093, -71.21788View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | G1K 8K6 |
Ownership | Local Authority (secular) |
Also | Toilet |
URLs | https://www.nagcr.org/towers-and-bands/quebec-city-st-matthews http://www.towerbells.org/data/QUQUEBIB.HTM |
Affiliation | North American Guild |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 8, tenor 15 cwt in F
Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 15 cwt (~1680 lb or ~760 kg) in F (711.5 Hz) |
Practices | Tue (Once a month at the library as well as upon special request. Best to confirm by email for any visiting ringers) 18:00 |
Peals | View 7 peals in the Felstead Database |
Additional information | Former church of S Matthew (Anglican) |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
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1 | 1460.5 | F | 1888 | John Warner & Sons | Y | N | FC | ||||
2 | 1353.5 | E | 1888 | John Warner & Sons | Y | N | FC | ||||
3 | 1199.5 | D | 1888 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC | ||||
4 | 1069.0 | C | 1888 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC | ||||
5 | 956.0 | B♭ | 1888 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC | ||||
6 | 894.0 | A | 1888 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC | ||||
7 | 793.0 | G | 1888 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC | ||||
8 | 15 cwt | 711.5 | F | 1888 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC |
Details of frame
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | 1888 | Timber | John Warner & Sons | 6.A | 8.3 |
Update log
06/08/2024 | PN amended [Donna McEwen, local contact #007226] |
06/08/2024 | Ringing has been able to resume [Donna McEwen, local contact #007226] |
03/06/2024 | Ringing suspended temporarily [Donna McEwen, local contact] |
05/10/2022 | PN amended; URL added [Donna McEwen (tower captain)] |
25/10/2019 | 1-8: partials added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
15/10/2019 | Indication of available toilet facility added [TimJ (REMRKS247; info L Lazzerini) via e-mail] |
12/10/2019 | 1-8: nominal added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |