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Bournville, West Midlands, Bournville Village Primary School
Place Bournville
Bournville Village Primary School
Shown in county lists as Bournville Carillon
Metropolitan borough City of Birmingham
Lieutenancy area West Midlands
Country England
Historic county Worcestershire
Dove tower ID 17510
Rings 48 (carillon), bourdon 64–0–18 in A♯See below
Grid reference SP044812
Latitude & longitude 52.42953, -1.93641View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode B30 1JY
Ownership Trust ownership
Listed grade II by Historic England
URL https://carillonsbi.org/george-cadbury-memorial-carillon-bournville-village-primary-school/
48 bell carillon, bourdon 64–0–18 in A♯ : George Cadbury Memorial Carillon
Bells 48 (carillon)Edit details
Bourdon 64–0–18 (7186 lb or 3259 kg) in A♯ (457.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
2023 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Major structural repairs to the bell frame. Clavier rebuild.
2015 by John Taylor & Co
Front 25 bells recast
List all
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
10–0–197271.0A♯8.30″2015John Taylor & CoFD
20–0–186863.0A8.50″2015John Taylor & CoFD
30–0–226478.0G♯8.70″2015John Taylor & CoFD
40–0–226115.0G8.90″2015John Taylor & CoFD
50–0–245771.0F♯9.10″2015John Taylor & CoFD
60–0–255451.0F9.40″2015John Taylor & CoFD
70–0–265145.0E9.60″2015John Taylor & CoFD
80–0–254856.0D♯9.80″2015John Taylor & CoFD
90–0–254583.0D10.00″2015John Taylor & CoFD
100–1–24326.0C♯10.30″2015John Taylor & CoFD
110–1–04083.0C10.50″2015John Taylor & CoFD
120–1–33854.0B10.90″2015John Taylor & CoFD
130–1–73638.0A♯11.40″2015John Taylor & CoFD
140–1–133436.0A12.00″2015John Taylor & CoFD
150–1–183243.0G♯12.50″2015John Taylor & CoFD
160–1–253061.0G13.00″2015John Taylor & CoFD
170–2–12889.0F♯13.50″2015John Taylor & CoFD
180–2–62727.0F14.00″2015John Taylor & CoFD
190–2–202574.0E14.75″2015John Taylor & CoFD
200–3–32429.0D♯15.50″2015John Taylor & CoFD
210–3–92293.0D16.00″2015John Taylor & CoFD
220–3–152166.0C♯16.50″2015John Taylor & CoFD
231–0–92044.0C17.50″2015John Taylor & CoFD
241–0–181929.0B18.00″2015John Taylor & CoFD
251–1–101821.0A♯19.00″2015John Taylor & CoFD
261–2–201730.0A20.00″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
271–3–241630.0G♯21.00″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
282–1–171540.0G22.25″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
292–2–101456.0F♯23.38″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
303–0–101372.0F24.75″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
313–2–01296.0E26.00″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
324–0–141222.0D♯27.50″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
334–2–21155.0D28.50″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
345–0–271090.0C♯30.00″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
355–3–221028.0C31.50″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
366–2–15970.0B33.00″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
377–1–19915.0A♯34.50″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
389–0–10865.0A36.63″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
3910–1–9815.0G♯38.38″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
4012–1–9770.0G41.00″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
4115–1–2728.0F♯43.50″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
4217–2–10684.5F46.00″1906John Taylor & CoFD
4322–1–2647.0E48.63″1925John Taylor & CoFD
4427–0–5611.0D♯52.19″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
4530–3–2577.5D54.19″1925John Taylor & CoFD
4636–2–21545.0C♯58.00″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
4740–3–14514.0C60.38″1925John Taylor & CoFD
4864–0–18457.0A♯70.00″1934Gillett & JohnstonFD
Update log
22/10/2023Project completed [David Potter #005796]
03/08/2023New project started: Major structural repairs to the bell frame. Clavier rebuild. [David Potter, JT&Co]
20/02/2023changed domain of association webpage
31/10/2021Front 25 bells recast in 2015 [John Taylor archives]
09/07/2021Owned and administered by the Bournville Village Trust
29/06/2021Dedication amended; postcode, listing added [British carillons and HE web sites via Tim Jackson]
10/06/20211-25, 42-43,45,47: cast year, founder amended [JTc via Paul Mason via Email]
08/06/202114,37-38,47: weight added; 3,47: diameter added [Data from CJP via Mike Chester]
16/04/2021Carillon details contributed by Scott A Orr [Gillett & Johnston records]
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