PARKGATE : ENGLAND -CH

   War Memorial Carillon  (WW I)

*Location:

   Mostyn House School
   Parkgate, Cheshire, England
   OS Ref. SJ 281 780
   LL: N 53.297, W 3.084

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*Player:

   (students)

*Contact:

   Mostyn House School
   Parkgate, Cheshire  CH64 6SG
   T: 151/336 1010   F: 151/353 1040
   E: enquiries@mostynhouse.co.uk

*Schedule:

   None--used for class signals only,
   by students.

*Remarks:

   Dates in CIL reflect bell casting;
   first 31 bells installed 1922; one bass
   and 5 trebles installed with new
   keyboard in 1926.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 37 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is E  in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  4 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    C --  
   There are no missing bass semitones
   There is no practice console
   The instrument was enlarged in 1923
     with  6 bells made by Taylor      
   Prior history:
     In 1922, the instrument was enlarged to 31 bells
       by Taylor      
       (4 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.)
     In 1921, the instrument was begun with 27 bells
       by Taylor      
       (27 bells remain from that work.)
   Year of latest technical information source is 1976

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

*Links:

The official school Website mentions the carillon as a music activity, but has no photo of the building to which the open bellframe is attached.

The unofficial alumni Website doesn't mention the bells, and has no relevant photos.

Photos of the memorial plaque and the open steel bellframe.

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 traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all British Isles traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all British Isles traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all traditional carillons in this region.

Index to all tower bell instruments in UK-E.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on  8-Oct-06
   based on textual data last updated on 2006/10/07
   and on technical data last updated on 1991/11/17

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