*Location:

   St.Peter's Church (Church in Wales)
   Terrace Road (A493), east of New Street
   Aberdovey, Gwynedd, Wales
   OS Ref. SN 613 960
   LL: N 52.54447, W 4.04315

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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   St.Peter's Church
   Aberdovey  LL35 0RY
   T: 01654 710255
   E: ruthhansford@
        esgobaethbangor.net  (Vicar)

*Schedule:

   Autoplay of tune "The Bells of
   Aberdyfi", schedule unknown, drum
   presumed

*Remarks:

   Tenor recast 1972

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (baton keyboard) of 10 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G# in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  8 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C CF  /    NONE  
   There are two added semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   1 bell was recast or replaced in 1972
     by Taylor      
   Prior history:
     In 1936, the complete instrument of 10 bells was installed
       with bells made by Taylor      
   Auxiliary mechanisms: M     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2020

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

A description of the church includes a photo of the bells.

Photo and description of the building

A tourism page gives the history of the building, with several current and historical photos, and mentions two bells that predated this chime.  There is also a paragraph about the chime, together with a clickable illustration that shows inscriptions on at least 8 of the 10 bells.

The former Website of the church had a history page (archived in Sep.2018), which included a short paragraph about the bells and a photo of the wall-mounted chimestand.  Notice the arrangement: an octave plus flat 7th & extended treble at the 4th above.

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 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 Wales.

   This page was built from the database on 23-Jul-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2023/07/17
   and on technical data last updated on 2023/07/17