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Bidston, Merseyside, S Oswald
Place Bidston
S Oswald
Metropolitan borough Wirral
Lieutenancy area Merseyside
Country England
Historic county Cheshire
Dove tower ID 16744
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 5–1–24 in CSee below
Grid reference SJ283902
Latitude & longitude 53.40419, -3.07943View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode CH43 7RG
Diocese Chester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Church heritage record 2796
Also Toilet
URL https://www.chesterdg.org.uk/individual-towers/bidston-st_oswald
Affiliation Chester Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 161 performances here, of which 82 were peals and 5 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 5–1–24 in C
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 5–1–24 (612 lb or 278 kg) in C (1057.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1868 by Robert Stainbank (ring created)
Ring installed
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Peals View 82 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
12–3–261774.0A22.75″1882Mears & StainbankYFC
23–0–81586.5G23.50″1868Robert StainbankYFC
33–2–111415.0F24.50″1868Robert StainbankYFC
44–1–11324.5E26.50″1868Robert StainbankYFC
55–0–31192.5D29.50″1868Robert StainbankYFC
65–1–241057.0C30.50″1868Robert StainbankYFC
Update log
15/12/2025Chester DG URL amended [Harold Cataquet, Chester DG web master]
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