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Royal Hillsborough, Down, Northern Ireland, S Malachi (CI)
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 map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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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
As of last night, BellBoard listed 191 performances here, of which 40 were peals and 15 were in the last two years
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)
All rings
1018–3–16 in E10 as tenor
67–0–13 in B6 as tenor
Practices Wed (exc Summer)
Peals View 59 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–101628.0G♯25.00″1970John Taylor & CoFNFC
24–3–101448.0F♯27.00″1970John Taylor & CoFNFC
35–2–81296.0E29.50″1772Thomas RudhallR4FC
45–2–241221.5D♯30.50″1772Thomas RudhallR4FC
56–2–141083.0C♯32.56″1886John Warner & SonsR4FC
67–0–13967.0B34.25″1772Thomas RudhallR4FC
78–3–19863.0A37.75″1886John Warner & SonsR4FC
810–0–13814.0G♯38.88″1772Thomas RudhallR4FC
913–1–14726.0F♯42.88″1772Thomas RudhallR4FC
1018–3–16646.0E48.50″1772Thomas RudhallR4FC
Source: M Chester(IACR website); Dukes(Ireland); J Hedgcock(twr bd); ADH; D Sloman; TimJ(#295)
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Service10–1–19c1772Thomas RudhallY
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
2A3,41970Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h2.X1
2BService2009SteelHayward Mills Associates8.1.A.b
11,2,5,6,7,8,9,101948Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C.e8.3
Update log
02/10/2023URL deleted (URL https://www.hillsboroughparish.org.uk/bell-ringers gives 404 error (not found)) [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker]
20/08/20222,4: frame number amended [Simon Walker, local contact]
16/07/20221-10: turning added [Simon Walker, local ringer via James Hedgcock]
19/05/2022Now Royal Hillsborough [Letters patent effective 20 Oct 2021]
21/03/2022Fr2A: layout added (provisional scheme) [Tim Jackson]
06/08/20202,3,4,svc: frameid amended; fr2 >> fr2A; fr2B: details added; [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
06/08/2020fr1,fr2A: material amended, truss,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
07/02/2020URL replaced: www.hillsboroughbells.co.uk not working [TimJ (#264) via URLbad]
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