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Farnworth, Greater Manchester, S John
Place Farnworth
S John
or Kearsley
Metropolitan borough Bolton
Lieutenancy area Greater Manchester
Country England
Historic county Lancashire
Dove tower ID 16563
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–1–8 in GSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SD743058
Latitude & longitude 53.54853, -2.38812View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode BL4 8AQ
Diocese Manchester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Church heritage record 8259
Also Toilet
Affiliation Lancashire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 274 performances here, of which 251 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 12–1–8 in G
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 12–1–8 (1380 lb or 626 kg) in G (777.5 Hz)
Peals View 616 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–201576.0G24.88″1954John Taylor & CoFNFC
24–2–161485.5F♯26.13″1954John Taylor & CoFNFC
34–3–191320.0E27.13″1954John Taylor & CoFNFC
44–3–201173.0D28.13″1954John Taylor & CoFNFC
55–1–181042.5C30.13″1954John Taylor & CoFNFC
66–1–14982.5B32.13″1954John Taylor & CoFNFC
78–0–27874.0A35.50″1954John Taylor & CoFNFC
812–1–8777.5G40.06″1954John Taylor & CoFNFC
Source: Mike Chester(J Greenhough website); GAD; A Higson
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
25,6,71954Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h3.1
11,2,3,4,81954Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h5.12
Update log
01/02/2024Place name amended [Crockford. OS map. See also Lancashire Association website: http://www.lacr.uk/branch/bolton-branch via Tim Jackson]
05/12/2023Fr1,Fr2: year, material, maker, truss, layout added [George Lee, DAC Bells Adviser, Manchester Diocese via Frame Backlog]
24/04/2021Post code amended; 1-8: turning, frame number added [George Lee, DAC Bells Adviser, Manchester Diocese]
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