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Prescot, Merseyside, S Mary
Place Prescot
S Mary
Metropolitan borough Knowsley
Lieutenancy area Merseyside
Country England
Historic county Lancashire
Dove tower ID 16301
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 13–1–13 in ESee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SJ465927
Latitude & longitude 53.42844, -2.80653View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode L34 3LA
Diocese Liverpool
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 7472
Affiliation Lancashire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 77 performances here, of which 25 were peals and 14 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 13–1–13 in E
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 13–1–13 (1497 lb or 679 kg) in E (670.0 Hz)
Practices Mon 20:00
Overhauled
1994 by Eayre & Smith
Tuned 1994
Peals View 30 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–251344.5E28.50″1845Charles & George MearsRFC
24–2–181268.0D♯29.81″1845Charles & George MearsRFC
35–2–191129.5C♯31.50″1845Charles & George MearsRFC
46–3–51005.0B34.00″1845Charles & George MearsRFC
57–1–7898.0A35.50″1845Charles & George MearsRFC
6 [1]8–0–14834.9G♯37.00″1867Mears & StainbankRFC
710–2–3752.0F♯40.50″1845Charles & George MearsRFC
813–1–13670.0E44.75″1845Charles & George MearsRFC
Source: Sam Austin; JCB(RW2015/80); D Sloman
Contributed by: Sam Austin
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Service1 cwt19.00″(unidentified)RS
Service 2½ cwt14.75″1684YU
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
2Service1638Timber
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81994Cast iron & steelEayre & Smith8.2.A.b8.3
Frame modifications:
Frame 2: 1845
Contributed by: David Sloman
Notes

[1]Origin of the bell

Formerly 7 of 8 from Christ Church, Bath, transferred via Keltek.

Published: 06/03/2024

Update log
06/10/2023Service: hanging type added [Personal visit via Samuel Austin #005695]
23/04/2023Frame Fr1: material amended, truss, layout added [Nick Willasey (Merseyside Bell Restoration Group)]
26/07/20227: weight amended [Whitechapel records via David Sloman]
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