Darlington, Durham, S John
| Place | Darlington S John Shown in county lists as Darlington, S John |
| Unitary authority | Darlington |
| Lieutenancy area | Durham |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Durham |
| Dove tower ID | 16686 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–0–10 in GSee below |
| Grid reference | NZ296142 |
| Latitude & longitude | 54.52306, -1.54398View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | DL1 1XH |
| Diocese | Durham |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 4412 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | http://dandn.esy.es/new/southern.html#darlingtonj https://northeastbells.co.uk/darlington-st-john-evan/ |
| Affiliations | Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Association Yorkshire Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 23 performances here, of which 13 were peals and none were in the last two years |
| 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. |
Ring of 8, tenor 10–0–10 in G
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 10–0–10 (1130 lb or 513 kg) in G (782.0 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 1914 by Gillett & Johnston (major overhaul) |
| Tuned | 1914 |
| Peals | View 101 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Church closed One bell (or more) from ring unringable: tenor Ringing prohibited |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–3–24 | 1560.0 | G | 24.50″ | 1893 | Mears & Stainbank | FC | ||||
| 2 | 4–0–12 | 1470.5 | F♯ | 26.00″ | 1893 | Mears & Stainbank | FC | ||||
| 3 | 4–2–25 | 1308.0 | E | 27.50″ | 1859 | Charles & George Mears | FC | ||||
| 4 | 4–3–18 | 1174.0 | D | 29.50″ | 1848 | Charles & George Mears | FC | ||||
| 5 | 6–0–2 | 1040.0 | C | 31.50″ | 1848 | Charles & George Mears | FC | ||||
| 6 | 6–2–13 | 980.0 | B | 32.75″ | 1848 | Charles & George Mears | FC | ||||
| 7 | 6–2–18 | 880.5 | A | 34.25″ | 1848 | Charles & George Mears | FC | ||||
| 8 | 10–0–10 | 782.0 | G | 38.50″ | 1893 | Mears & Stainbank | FC |
Update log
| 10/04/2026 | 3: cast year amended [Mike Chester] |
| 14/08/2023 | Church closed; tenor unringable [Howard Smith, DAC Bells Advisor, Durham Diocese] |
| 05/01/2023 | Ringing currently not permitted [David Kelly, Keltek Trust, citing: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-64056754] |
| 16/04/2022 | Ringing suspended temporarily [Jack Hanlon, district ringing master via Email] |
| 16/04/2022 | PN deleted - no longer have a practice [Jack Hanlon, district ringing master via Email] |