NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE : CANADA - ON

*Location:

   St.Mark's Anglican Church
   Byron Street, opposite Simcoe Park
   Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
   LL: N 43.25559, W 79.06809

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*Player:

   Ruth Boulton
   - and-
   Jim Smith
   E: c/o jsmith108/@/cogeco DOTca

*Contact:

   St.Mark's Anglican Church
   *parcel:
     47 Byron Street
     Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
   *postal:
     PO Box 582
     Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON  L0S 1J0
   T: (905)468-3123   F: (905)468-0073
   E: stmarks@cogeco.net
   - or -
   Allan Magnacca, Chairman,
     Bells of St.Mark's
   T: (905)468-7574
   E: bmagnacca@hotmail.com

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   First 6 bells dated 1877 (also from
   Meneely/Wvlt); they replaced the
   original bell from 1828 (founder
   unknown), and became the basses of the
   1917 chime (added semitone was flat
   7th).  Expansion in 2006 included
   replacing chimestand with keyboard from
   OOLTEWAH,  USA - TN
   (see under Carillons).
   On the parish house nearby is a
   1913 bell from Meneely/Watervliet.
   The oldest Anglican church (1809) in
   continuous use in Ontario.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (baton keyboard) of 18 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G# in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  8 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C G 20/    C B 10
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 2006
     with  9 bells made by Meeks,Watson
   Prior history:
     In 1917, the instrument was begun with  9 bells
       by Meneely/Wvlt
   Year of latest technical information source is 2006

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

*Links:

The church Website has a photo of the building, and the bells are mentioned in the History page.  The Special Projects page describes (briefly, with photos) the restoration and expansion of this chime.  The Photo Album includes more pictures of the tower. 
A Bells Restoration Photographs page has several pictures of the removal of the bells (though some of the thumbnails don't lead to larger versions).  Note especially the configuration of the neck of the larger bells - the recesses are for uniquely-shaped bolts that are part of a rotary suspension system patented by Meneely.

A chimer's page includes photos of this tower and chimestand.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Watervliet) bellfoundry.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meeks & Watson bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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

Index to all tower bell instruments in ON.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 28-Jan-09
   based on textual data last updated on 2009/01/05
   and on technical data last updated on 2007/11/01

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