Tweddle Memorial Chime

*Location:

   St.Peter's Episcopal Church
   State & Lodge Streets
   Albany, New York, USA
   LL: N 42.65077, W 73.75396

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*Player:

   Neil K. Keen, Music Director
   T: 518-439-9238
   - or -
   Vaughn Mauren

*Contact:

   St.Peter's Church
   107 State Street
   Albany, NY  12207-1683
   T: 518-434-3502
   E: office@stpeterschurchalbany.org
      priest@stpeterschurchalbany.org

*Schedule:

   Sundays, before & after 1030 service

*Remarks:

   Gift of George Tweddle in memory of his
   parents, John and Sarah Tweddle.  Each
   bell bears a phrase of Scripture, and 9
   of them bear names of Tweddle family
   members.  Added semitone is flat 7th.
   Also in the belfry is the original
   church bell from 1751; its English
   maker is unknown.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 11 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     D#G   /    NONE  
   Transposition is nil (concert pitch)
   There is one added semitone
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The whole instrument was installed in 1875
     with bells made by Meneely/Troy     
   Auxiliary mechanisms: W1    
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2009

The church Website has a photo of the building on the home page.  The bells of the chime are described in detail at the bottom of a page about the interior of the church.  There once was an illustrated page dedicated to the bells (Historic St.Peter's -> Edifice -> Tower Room), and more photos can be found on the Architecture page.  Another picture of the tower is on the About Us page, and yet another (showing in the background the carillon tower of City Hall) is on the Location page.

A photo of the building and tower accompanies the report of a visitor.

YouTube video (34:55, posted 28 Feb 2026, part 1 of 2) of Nick Volkman's maintenance work on the chime includes views of the 1751 church bell.  The names on the bell are the vicar (J.Ogilvie) and the churchwardens (J.Stevenson and E.Collins); the maker is apparently unidentified.  Part 2 of 2 is here (19:54, posted 23 Jan 2026).

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Troy) bellfoundry.

Ranking among all North American chimes by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all North American chimes by weight (pitch).
Ranking among all North American chimes by year of completion.

Why this chime was a milestone in North American chime history (1875).

Index to all tower bell instruments in NY.

   This page was built from the database on 18-Aug-26
   based on textual data last updated on 2026/07/07
   and on technical data last updated on 2009/09/26