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Chelsea, Greater London, S Luke
Place Chelsea
S Luke
Shown in county lists as Chelsea, S Luke
London borough Kensington and Chelsea
Lieutenancy area Greater London
Country England
Historic county Middlesex
Dove tower ID 16718
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 22¼ cwt in E♭See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TQ271783
Latitude & longitude 51.48962, -0.16970View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode SW3 6NH
Diocese London
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 7716
Also Toilet
URL https://www.bellringing.london/chelsea-st-luke/
Affiliation Middlesex County Association and London Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 130 performances here, of which 51 were peals and 6 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 22¼ cwt in E♭
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 22¼ cwt (~2490 lb or ~1130 kg) in E♭ (630.5 Hz)
All rings
1022¼ cwt in E♭10 as tenor
68¼ cwt in B♭6 as tenor
Projects & overhauls
1936 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Bells rehung
1893 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Canons removed and bells rehung with new frame & fittings
1824 by Thomas II Mears (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
Peals View 71 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
1<6–1–81608.0G28.00″1824†Thomas II MearsR4FC
2<6–1–181442.0F29.00″1824†Thomas II MearsR4FC
3<6–3–01286.0E♭31.00″1824†Thomas II MearsR4FC
4<7–0–161212.0D32.50″1824†Thomas II MearsR4FC
5<7–2–91048.0C34.00″1824†Thomas II MearsR4FC
6<8–2–9938.0B♭36.00″1824†Thomas II MearsR4FC
7<10–3–19863.0A♭39.00″1824†Thomas II MearsR4FC
8<12–1–11815.0G41.00″1824†Thomas II MearsR4FC
9<15–3–14709.0F45.50″1824†Thomas II MearsR4FC
10<23–0–9630.5E♭50.50″1824†Thomas II MearsR4FC
Source: J Hedgcock; GAD; TimJ
Contributed by: [James Hedgcock]
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
24,5
11,2,3,6,7,8,9,101893John Taylor & Co
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
27/12/20223: 1893 weight amended [Nigel Taylor]
14/09/20223,10: Last recorded weight (1823) amended. 1-10: estimated weight from removed canons applied (removed 1893). Overhauls 1893, 1936 added [Mears invoiced weights & other research via Nigel Taylor, Dickon Love]
19/08/20191-10: turning added [Tim Jackson via 00013564]
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