Ray Hutchings

New Towers during 2013

Ref

Date

Tower & Dedication

Bells

Tenor

Key

Notes

Rating

594

11 May

Bilsborrow, Saint Hilda

8

14

F#

M & S, 1949

***

595

18 Aug

Sefton, Saint Helen

8

11

F

 

***

596

21 Aug

Kirkby Ireleth, Saint Cuthbert

8

7

Ab

Excellent bells

*****

597

12 Oct

East Arsley, Saint Michael & AA

8

20

 

 

***

598

12 Oct

Kippax, Saint Mary

6

13

F#

 

*****

599

12 Oct

Pontefract, All Saints

8

12

F#

 

******

600

12 Oct

Knottingly

10

12

 

 

****

601

12 Oct

Pontefract, Saint Giles

10

18

F

 

******

602

12 Oct

Wakefield Cathedral

14

35

C

 

******

603

28 Dec

Fallowfield, Holy Innocents

8

13

F

 

****

New Towers during 2014

Ref

Date

Tower & Dedication

Bells

Tenor

Key

Notes

Rating

604

26 Apr

Milnthorpe, Saint Thomas

6

11

G

 

****

605

26 Apr

Heversham, Saint Peter

6

13

F

 

**

606

26 Apr

Cartmel, Priory of Saint Mary the Virgin

6

11

G

 

****

607

26 Apr

Ulverston, Saint Mary the Virgin

6

13

F#

 

****

608

26 Apr

Great Urswick

4

8

A

Augmentation to six is planned for 2014

****

609

11 Oct

Wyndbury, Detached Tower

6

14

E

 

****

610

11 Oct

Audley, Saint James

8

15

F#

 

 

611

11 Oct

Alsager, Christ Church

8

10

G#

 

 

612

11 Oct

Church Latwon, All Saints

8

8

G

 

 

613

11 Oct

Astbury, Saint Mary

8

12

G#

 

 

614

11 Oct

Sandbach, Saint Mary

8

13

F#

 

 

615

20 Dec

Arlecdon, Saint Michael

8

14

F#

Fine ring of bells. Church now redudant and bells due to be removed.

******

New Towers during 2015

Ref

Date

Tower & Dedication

Bells

Tenor

Key

Notes

Rating

616

22 Mar

Todmorden, Saint Mary

8

6

C

 

Fair

617

22 Mar

Todmorden, Unitarian

8

13

F

 

Ok

618

6 Apr

Blackburn, Saint Jude

8

6

Db

GF. Dedication service held today.

Good

619

11 Apr

Brindle, Saint James

6

12

F#

 

Ok

620

11 Apr

Waddington, Saint Helen

6

7

A

 

Ok

621

2 May

Slaidburn, Saint Andrew

6

15

F

 

Ok

622

31 May

Up Holland, Saint Thomas

6

8

F#

 

Fair

623

21 Jun

Douglas, Saint George

12

18

E

 

Good

624

26 Jun

Peel, Cathedral of Saint German

8

8

G#

Enjoyable bells with a good tone

Good

625

8 Aug

Leyland, Saint James

6

9

F#

 

Fair

625

17 Aug

Prestwich, Saint Mary the Virgin

8

16

E

Enjoyable bells with a good tone

Good

626

22 Aug

Liverpool (Woolton), Saint Peter

8

19

E

Very loud, but OK

Fair

627

22 Aug

Liverpool (Mossley Hill), Saint Barnabas

8

11

G

Disapointing. Odd struck

Mmm!

628

26 Sep

Winwick, Saint Oswald

6

16

F

GF, AC

 

629

26 Sep

Farnworth, Saint Luke

6

10

A

GF

V Good

630

26 Sep

Burton, Saint Nicholas

6

7

Bb

 

 

631

26 Sep

Backford, Saint Oswald

6

10

G

GF

V Good