*Location:

   Cathedral Church of Christ
     and the Virgin Mary
   Deansway or College Street (A44)
     at College Yard
   Worcester, Worcestershire, England
   OS Ref. SO 850 545
   LL: N 52.18871, W 2.22078

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*Contact:

   (unknown)

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Ring of 12+4; added semitones are
   2#,5#,6b,9#, allowing a harmonic minor
   10; added 2# by Westley Group 2017.
   Also 6 ancient bells on display in
   cloister, and bourdon 82-3-24 in A
   by Taylor 1868.

*Technical data:

   Ring of 16 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is B  in the bass octave
   Transposition is not applicable
   Keyboard range:     ROPE  /    NONE  
   There are four added semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 2017
     by the maker cited in Remarks above
   Prior history:
     In 1928, the instrument was begun with 15 bells
       by Taylor      
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2022

The Website of the Worcester Cathedral Guild of Bellringers is extensive, and opens with a photo (unfortunately not clickable) of the spacious belfry.  There is an audio clip (1:13) of the hour strike at noon, with Cambridge (Westminster) pre-strike tune, and 8 assorted videos of service ringing.

Dove's Guide Online gives details of the bells.

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 miscellaneous bellfoundries, 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, including the great bell mentioned above and the chime in the same place.

   This page was built from the database on  5-Nov-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2022/02/28
   and on technical data last updated on 2022/02/28