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Chelsea, Greater London, S Luke
PlaceChelsea
S Luke
Shown in county lists as Chelsea, S Luke
London boroughKensington and Chelsea
Lieutenancy areaGreater London
CountryEngland
Historic countyMiddlesex
Dove tower ID16718
Rings10 (full-circle ring), tenor 22¼ cwt in E♭See below
Frames2See below
Grid referenceTQ271783
Latitude & longitude51.48962, -0.16970View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeSW3 6NH
DioceseLondon
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record7716
AlsoToilet
URLhttps://www.bellringing.london/chelsea-st-luke/
AffiliationMiddlesex County Association and London Diocesan Guild
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 149 performances here, of which 53 were peals and 4 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo 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.
Biographies
View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub
Ring of 10, tenor 22¼ cwt in E♭
Bells10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor22¼ 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
PealsView 71 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
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
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
24, 5
11, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 101893John Taylor & Co
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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