SAINT CATHARINES : CANADA - ON

*Location:

   St.George's Anglican Church
     (The Garrison Church of St.George)
   Church Street at Academy Street
   Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada
   LL: N 43.16131, W 79.24617

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*Player:

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*Contact:

   St.George's Church
   *parcel:
     83 Church Street
     St.Catharines, ON  L2R 3C7
   *postal:
     PO Box 893
     St.Catharines, ON  L2R 6Z4
   T: (905)682-9232   F: (905)682-9233

*Schedule:

   Tuesday & Thursday 1145-1204;
   Sunday before 10am service;
   special occasions.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard carillon of 23 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The instrument was enlarged in 2000
     with bells made by an unknown maker
   Prior history:
     Previously, the instrument was enlarged to 22 bells
       by Paccard     
     Previously, the instrument was begun with  8 bells
       by McShane     
   Year of latest technical information source is 2000

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

*Links:

A Diocesan Webpage (which can also be addressed as the church Website) includes a photo of the building.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the McShane bellfoundry.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Paccard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all North American non-traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all North American non-traditional carillons by size (number of bells).

Index to all tower bell instruments in ON.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 21-Apr-07
   based on textual data last updated on 2007/04/20
   and on technical data last updated on 2001/08/08

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