Royal Hillsborough, Down, Northern Ireland, S Malachi
| Place | Royal Hillsborough S Malachi or Hillsborough |
| County | Down |
| District | Lisburn and Castlereagh |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Dove tower ID | 16595 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 18–3–16 in ESee below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 3See below |
| Grid reference | J244587 |
| Latitude & longitude | 54.46166, -6.08114View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | BT26 6AE |
| Diocese | Down and Dromore |
| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Listed grade | A by Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division |
| URL | https://bellringingireland.org/tower/hillsborough-st-malachy/ |
| Affiliation | Irish Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 10, tenor 18–3–16 in E
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 18–3–16 (2116 lb or 960 kg) in E (646.0 Hz) | ||||||
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| Practices | Wed (exc Summer) | ||||||
| Peals | View 59 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–0–10 | 1628.0 | G♯ | 25.00″ | 1970 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–3–10 | 1448.0 | F♯ | 27.00″ | 1970 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–2–8 | 1296.0 | E | 29.50″ | 1772 | Thomas Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–2–24 | 1221.5 | D♯ | 30.50″ | 1772 | Thomas Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–2–14 | 1083.0 | C♯ | 32.56″ | 1886 | John Warner & Sons | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 6 | 7–0–13 | 967.0 | B | 34.25″ | 1772 | Thomas Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 7 | 8–3–19 | 863.0 | A | 37.75″ | 1886 | John Warner & Sons | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 8 | 10–0–13 | 814.0 | G♯ | 38.88″ | 1772 | Thomas Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 9 | 13–1–14 | 726.0 | F♯ | 42.88″ | 1772 | Thomas Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 10 | 18–3–16 | 646.0 | E | 48.50″ | 1772 | Thomas Rudhall | R | 4 | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | 10–1–19 | c1772 | Thomas Rudhall | Y |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2A | 3,4 | 1970 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 2.X1 | ||
| 2B | Service | 2009 | Steel | Hayward Mills Associates | 8.1.A.b | |||
| 1 | 1,2,5,6,7,8,9,10 | 1948 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.C.e | 8.3 |
Update log
| 02/10/2023 | URL deleted (URL https://www.hillsboroughparish.org.uk/bell-ringers gives 404 error (not found)) [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker] |
| 20/08/2022 | 2,4: frame number amended [Simon Walker, local contact] |
| 16/07/2022 | 1-10: turning added [Simon Walker, local ringer via James Hedgcock] |
| 19/05/2022 | Now Royal Hillsborough [Letters patent effective 20 Oct 2021] |
| 21/03/2022 | Fr2A: layout added (provisional scheme) [Tim Jackson] |
| 06/08/2020 | 2,3,4,svc: frameid amended; fr2 >> fr2A; fr2B: details added; [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 06/08/2020 | fr1,fr2A: material amended, truss,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 07/02/2020 | URL replaced: www.hillsboroughbells.co.uk not working [TimJ (#264) via URLbad] |