COLABA : INDIA

*Location:

   Church of St. John the Evangelist
     (Anglican)
     "The Afghan Church"
   Colaba,
     Mumbai (Bombay),
       Maharashtra, India
   LL: N 18.90661, E 72.81637

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*Player:

  (unknown)

*Contact:

   Church of St. John the Evangelist
   Navy Nagar
   Colaba,
     Mumbai  400 005
   T: 22-22020420

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Commonly called the Afghan Church
   because it is dedicated to British
   soldiers killed in the Afghan campaigns
   of 1838-42; consecrated 1848.
   Bells cast 1903; treble recast 1914.
   Foundry supplied complete fittings for
   change ringing as well as Ellacombe
   chiming, but some ringing fittings were
   never installed by locals, so bells
   were never rung full-circle.

*Technical data:

   Chime with Ellacombe stand of  8 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   There are no added semitones
   1 bells were recast or replaced in 1914
     by Taylor      
   Prior history:
     In 1904, the complete instrument was installed
       with bells made by Taylor      
   Year of latest technical information source is 2006

Additional information on the technical history of this instrument can be found in a database printout.

*Links:

A Wikipedia article has photos of the tower and spire (click for larger versions).

A news article on the need for renovations of the church

A local tourist article about the church has a good description, though no photos.

A tourist photo of the building

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Taylor bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Taylor 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 India.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 21-Nov-07
   based on textual data last updated on 2007/11/16
   and on technical data last updated on 2007/11/16

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