*Location:

   Central tower
   St.Mary's Cathedral Basilica
   College Street (north end) at
     St.Mary's Road
   Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
   LL: S 33.87107, E 151.21333

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City locator maps and gazetteer page

*Ringers' contact(s):

   Jim Woolford
   E: eastford/@/bigpond DOTcom

      Verify the current ringers' contact(s) at the ANZAB Website.

*Contact:

   St.Mary's Cathedral House
   St.Mary's Road
   Sydney, NSW  2000
   T: 2/9220 0400   F: 02/9223 5208
   E: info@stmaryscathedral.org.au

*Schedule:

   Practice Thursday 6-8pm;
   for service Sunday 1000-1030.

*Remarks:

   Ring of 12 plus flat 6th and extra
   treble; also service bell (former 25
   cwt tenor).  Ring of 1843 was the first
   on the Australian mainland; its
   tenor cracked in 1866, which eventually
   led to recasting the entire ring in
   1881.  Seven of those bells went to
   ADELAIDE - STF.
   Access stair in N turret of E transept.

*Technical data:

   Ring of 14 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C# in the middle octave
   Transposition is not applicable
   Keyboard range:     ROPE  /    NONE  
   There is one added semitone
   The whole instrument was installed in 1985
     with bells made by Whitechapel  
   Prior history:
     In 1882, 8 bells were recast or replaced
       with bells made by Whitechapel in 1881
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was D  in the middle octave
       There were no added semitones
     In 1843, the instrument was begun with  8 bells
       by Whitechapel 
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1993

The ringers' own page

A history of the bells

The diocesan Webpages about the Cathedral include an old sketch of the building as it once appeared, but say little about its history and nothing about the bells.

The Cathedral's own Website has a page about the bells and bell ringers, under "Get Involved."

The ANZAB Webpage about this ring has at least a photo of the tower, and possibly additional information.

Where the initial stage of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Whitechapel bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the second stage of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Whitechapel bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final stage of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Whitechapel bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all Asia and the Pacific Rim chimes by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all Asia and the Pacific Rim chimes by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all Asia and the Pacific Rim chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Australia.

   This page was built from the database on  4-Nov-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2011/10/20
   and on technical data last updated on 1996/01/01