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Shildon, Durham, S John
PlaceShildon
S John
Unitary authorityDurham
Lieutenancy areaDurham
CountryEngland
Historic countyDurham
Dove tower ID16101
Rings8 (full-circle ring), tenor 16–1–8 in F♯See below
Grid referenceNZ228264
Latitude & longitude54.63258, -1.64736View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longA suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 54.63284, -1.64786
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PostcodeDL4 1DW
DioceseDurham
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII by Historic England
Church heritage record4382
AlsoToilet
URLhttps://northeastbells.co.uk/shildon/
AffiliationDurham and Newcastle Diocesan Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 60 performances here, of which 29 were peals and 3 were in the last two years
Peal boardsView peal boards on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard had images of 1 board 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 8, tenor 16–1–8 in F♯
Bells8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor16–1–8 (1828 lb or 829 kg) in F♯ (724.0 Hz)
PracticesWed 19:00
Projects & overhauls
2019 by John Taylor & Co
Major maintenance/restoration: new gudgeons, fittings, etc
1902 by John Taylor & Co (ring created)
Ring installed
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PealsView 92 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–0–61450.0F♯26.69″1902John Taylor & CoFNFC
25–0–161364.0E♯27.81″1902John Taylor & CoFNFC
35–3–131214.0D♯29.88″1902John Taylor & CoFNFC
46–1–161087.0C♯31.50″1902John Taylor & CoFNFC
57–3–3965.0B34.25″1902John Taylor & CoFNFC
68–1–9910.0A♯35.56″1902John Taylor & CoFNFC
711–2–11815.0G♯39.50″1902John Taylor & CoFNFC
816–1–8724.0F♯44.43″1902John Taylor & CoFNFC
Update log
14/04/20201-7: nominal added; 1-8: canon info,turning added [D Paul Mason via 00013685]
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