FOULRIDGE : ENGLAND -LA

*Location:

   St.Michael & All Angels Parish Church
   Skipton Road
   Foulridge, Colne,
     Lancashire, England
   OS Ref. SD 890 419
   LL: N 53.87340, W 2.16856
Site locator map
City locator maps and gazetteer page

*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Foulridge Parish Council
   E: mail/@/foulridgeparishcouncil.org.uk
   - or -
   Churchwarden
   11 Alma Avenue
   Foulridge, Colne  BB8 7NS
   - or -
   Christ Church Vicarage
   Keighley Road
   Foulridge, Colne  BB8 7HF
   T: 01282 859956,  865358

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (baton keyboard) of 10 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G# in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   There is one added semitone
   The whole instrument was installed in 1931
     with bells made by Gillett & Johnston
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2005
*Links:

The ACNY page about this church has a photo that shows part of the tower.  A tiny photo in the upper left corner is clickable for a much better photo.

The parish council Website has more photos on its page about the church, including one of the bells before installation plus the order of service for their dedication.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Gillett & Johnston bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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

Index to all tower bell instruments in England.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on 14-Dec-20
   based on textual data last updated on 2020/12/12
   and on technical data last updated on 2005/07/15
*Photos:

(none available)

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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