Madrid, Madrid, Spain, Iglesia de San Francisco el Grande (Royal Church) (RC)
| Place | Madrid Iglesia de San Francisco el Grande (Royal Church) |
| Autonomous community | Madrid |
| Country | Spain |
| Dove tower ID | 16284 |
| Rings | 8 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 8½ cwt in A♭See below 11 (chime), tenor 11–1–16 in FSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Latitude & longitude | 40.41041, -3.71432View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Archdiocese | Madrid |
| Church group | Roman Catholic Church |
| URL | http://campaners.com/php/textos.php?text=1658 |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 8, tenor 8½ cwt in A♭ : South tower
| Bells | 8 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 8½ cwt (~950 lb or ~430 kg) in A♭ (820.0 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 1882 by John Warner & Sons (ring created) Ring of 8 hung in the south tower. |
| Peals | No peals listed in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Unringable: only bells 2,4,6 have wheels Tuning: 1-6,7♯,8 of 8 |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3¾ cwt | 1695.5 | A♭ | 27.00″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | Y | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4¼ cwt | 1552.5 | G | 27.50″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | Y | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4½ cwt | 1415.5 | F | 28.00″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | Y | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 4¾ cwt | 1248.5 | E♭ | 29.00″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | Y | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 5 cwt | 1114.5 | D♭ | 30.00″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 5½ cwt | 1039.0 | C | 31.00″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 6 cwt | 988.0 | B | 32.00″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 8½ cwt | 820.0 | A♭ | 36.50″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | D | N | FC |
Chime of 11, tenor 11–1–16 in F : North tower
| Bells | 11 (chime)Edit details |
| Tenor | 11–1–16 (1276 lb or 579 kg) in F (700.5 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 1882 by John Warner & Sons (ring created) Chime of 11 bells installed dead in the north tower. |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real | Transp | |||||||||||
| 1 [1] | 1–1–18 | 20.00″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | D | D | ||||||
| 2 [2] | 1–3–15 | 1760.0 | A | E | 22.00″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | D | ||||
| 3 [3] | 2–1–23 | 1568.0 | G | D | 24.00″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | D | ||||
| 4 | 3–0–14 | 1318.5 | E | B | 26.00″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | D | ||||
| 5 | 3–3–18 | 1244.5 | E♭ | B♭ | 28.00″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | D | D | |||
| 6 | 4–3–5 | 1178.0 | D | A | 30.00″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | D | D | |||
| 7 | 5–3–8 | 1046.5 | C | G | 31.00″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | D | D | |||
| 8 | 7–0–0 | 932.0 | B♭ | F | 33.00″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | D | D | |||
| 9 | 8–1–6 | 879.0 | A | E | 35.00″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | D | ||||
| 10 | 9–3–1 | 776.8 | G | D | 37.00″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | D | ||||
| 11 | 11–1–16 | 700.5 | F | C | 39.00″ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | D | D | |||
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 of chime | 1882 | Timber | |||||
| 1 [4] | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 of 8 | 1882 | Timber | 8.X |
Notes
[1]Nominal
campaners.com does not provide a nominal for bell #1
Published: 03/08/2026
[2]Nominal questioned
This is the nominal provided by campaners.com, but the note doesn’t fall in the scale and we suggest this might be the nominal for bell 1.
Published: 03/08/2026
[3]Nominal questioned
This is the nominal provided by campaners.com, but the note doesn’t fall in the scale and we suggest this might be the nominal for bell 2.
Published: 03/08/2026
[4]Frame layouts
The south tower frame with the ring of 8 (left) and north tower frame with the chime of 11 (right).
Image: campaners.com
Published: 03/08/2026
Update log
| 03/08/2026 | Details of chime in north tower added. [campaners.com] |
| 20/08/2025 | 1-4: canon amended [Dylan Thomas, citing tower website - https://campaners.com/php/campanes1.php?numer=2807 via #009071] |
| 04/05/2020 | 1-8: turning added [[James Hedgcock] via 00013733] |