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 |
| Province | Quebec |
| Country | Canada |
| Dove tower ID | 16017 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 15 cwt in FSee below 1 (other bells)See below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Latitude & longitude | 46.81093, -71.21788View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList 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://changeringingquebec.ca/ https://www.nagcr.org/towers-and-bands/quebec-city-st-matthews |
| Affiliation | North American 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
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 (2nd: Once a month at the library as well as upon special request. Best to confirm by email for any visiting ringers) 18:00 |
| Projects & overhauls | 1888 by John Warner & Sons (ring created) Ring installed |
| Peals | View 7 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Former church of S Matthew (Anglican) |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Other bells
| Bells | 1 (other bells)Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Service | Stone | 9.A | 1 | ||||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1888 | Timber | John Warner & Sons | 6.A | 8.3 |
Update log
| 15/01/2026 | URL added, obsolete URL deleted; PN amended [Donna McEwen, tower captain] |
| 29/07/2025 | Service bell added; frame Fr9 added [See (picture) RW 2025 p509] |
| 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] |