*Location:

   Church of St.Matthew-in-the-City
   Hobson & Wellesley Streets
   Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
   LL: S 36.85013, E 174.76137

   1863-1906:
     Bishopscourt, Auckland
   1862:
     International Exhibition, London

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City locator maps and gazetteer page

*Ringers' contact(s):

   Adrian Grant
   E: adi.grant/@/ymail DOTcom
   - or -
   John N Dunn
   E: dunn.jnc@gmail.com

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

*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   Practice Tuesday 1930-2115;
   for service Sunday 0915-1000.

*Remarks:

   Warner recast #4; #2 recast & the rest
   retuned, & all rehung, in 1968-72.

*Technical data:

   Ring of  8 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     ROPE  /    NONE  
   Transposition is not applicable
   There are no added semitones
   1 bell was recast or replaced in 1972
     by Whitechapel      
   Prior history:
     In 1883,  1 bells were recast or replaced
       with bells made by Warner          
       (1 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
     In 1907, the complete instrument of  8 bells was installed
       with bells made by Warner          
       (6 bells remain from that work.)
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1994

The church Website has a page about the history of the bells.

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

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Warner bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Warner bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase 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 New Zealand.

   This page was built from the database on  3-Mar-25
   based on textual data last updated on 2025/01/15
   and on technical data last updated on 2011/04/30