BALTIMORE - YR : USA - MD 

   J.Joseph Curran Memorial Carillon

*Location:

   ThanksGiving Place / Prayer Garden
   Stadium Place (south entrance)
   East 33rd Street near Ednor Place
   Baltimore, Maryland, USA
   LL: N 39.3287, W 76.6015
Site locator map or [ MapQuest map ]

*Previous location (1979-2006): 

   J.Joseph Curran Memorial Clock Tower
   York Road Development Project
   York Road at Woodbourne Avenue
   Baltimore, Maryland, USA
   LL: N 39.35536, W 76.60971
Site locator map or [ MapQuest map ]
Also see our own Map Use Hints.

*Contact:

   Govanstowne Business Association (GBA)
   Attn: Laura Penza
   414 Lyman Avenue
   Baltimore, MD  21212
   T: (410)433-8289
   E: contactus@govanstowne.org
   - or -
   Govans Ecumenical Development
     Corporation (GEDCO)
   5513 York Road
   Baltimore, MD  21212-3806
   T: (410)433-2442   F: (410)433-4834
   - or -
   Stadium Place
   3400 Ednor Road
   Baltimore, MD  21218
   T: (410)235-0500
   E: venableapartments@verizon.net

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Original added semitones were sharp 4th
   and flat 7th in first octave; rang
   Westminster quarters on B,A,G,D,
   and hour strike on C.
   Relocated bells (12 of original 16)
   dedicated 19 Nov.2007.

*Technical data: 

   Electric-automatic chime of 16 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the itty-bitty octave
   Transposition is up two octaves
   Keyboard range:     C B   /    NONE  
   There are two added semitones
   The instrument was reinstalled in 2007
     without 4 of the original bells
   Prior history:
     In 1979, the instrument was begun with 16 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
   Year of latest technical information source is 2007
Additional information on the technical history of this instrument can be found in a database printout.

*Links:

The Stadium Place Webpage has an architectural drawing of the site plan in the page heading, but it isn't clear where the Thanksgiving Prayer Garden is located.

Baltimore Sun article (Nov.2007) about the relocation/rededication of the bells
Baltimore Sun article on the (re)dedication of the Curran memorial bells; a video clip shows that 12 of the original 16 bells were used, and there is also a speaker system providing other music.
A Photo of (re)dedication ceremony appears to show only bell shells, casting grave doubts on whether any of the Curran Memorial Bells were actually reinstalled here.

A local redevelopment plan mentions the intention to relocate the bells from the Curran Memorial.

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

Ranking among all North American chimes by size (number of bells).

Index to all tower bell instruments in MD.

*Status: 

   This page was built from the database on 24-Nov-07
   based on textual data last updated on 2007/11/23
   and on technical data last updated on 2007/11/16

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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