FAIRHAVEN : USA - MA

*Location:

   Memorial Unitarian Church 
   (originally Rogers Memorial Church) 
   102 Green Street, between Union and
     Center Streets 
   Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA

*Contact:

   Unitarian Society of Fairhaven 
   PO Box 107 
   Fairhaven, MA  02719-3817 
   T: (508)992-7081 
   - or - 
   Robert A. Thayer, Pastor 
   H: (508)997-0996   W: (508)992-7081 
   - or - 
   Brian Roderick, Director of Music 
   242 Hawthorn Street 
   New Bedford, MA  02740-2732 
   T: (508)997-8838

*Remarks:

   Reportedly electrified.

*Technical data: 

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of 11 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The whole instrument was installed in 1903
     with bells made by Meneely/Troy
   Year of latest technical information source is 1912

*Links:

The church Website has a building photo that doesn't show the tower, and nothing is said about the bells.

A regional visitor's guide has a good photo of the ornate building and tower.

To see a locator map, click here: [ MapsOnUs map ] or here: [ MapsOnUs map ] or here: [ MapBlast map ]
Also check our own Map Use Hints.

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).

Index to all tower bell instruments in MA.

*Status: 

   This page was built from the database on  4-Sep-02
   based on textual data last updated on 2002/07/20
   and on technical data last updated on 1992/12/12

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