YORK : ENGLAND -YO

*Location:

   Southwest tower
   Minster
   (Cathedral and Metropolitical Church
     of S.Peter)
   York, (North) Yorkshire, England
   OS Ref. SE 601 519
   LL: N 53.9621, W 1.0830

   St.Mary's Church
   Nelson, Lancashire, England

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*Player:

   York Minster Society of Change Ringers
   E: secretary@ymscr.co.uk

*Contact:

   York Minster Visitors Department
   St.Williams College
   College Street
   York  YO1 7JF
   T: 1904/557216   F: 1904/57201
   E: info@yorkminster.org

*Schedule:

   Before Evensong on most days

*Remarks:

   Additional semitone of the chime - G#
   (sharp 4th).  Hung above the ring of
   14 in the opposite tower from
   "Great Peter" (216-2-22 in E flat).
   From 1473 to 1750, a chiming machine
   played tunes on the bells of the ring.
   Oct.2007: Expansion to 30 bells is
   scheduled to be complete by
   Easter 2008 (19 new bells on order).
   Apr.2008: Expansion imminent, with
   24 new bells rather than 19.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 35 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   There is a practice console
   The instrument was enlarged in 2008
     with bells made by Taylor      
   Prior history:
     In 1989, the instrument was begun with 11 bells
       by Taylor      
   Year of latest technical information source is 2008

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

*Links:

The York Minster Website barely mentions any bells.

A news article reports that the expansion will reach to 35 bells, rather than to 30 as previously reported.

The York Minster Society of Change Ringers no longer offers what was once a fascinating photo tour of the towers, but you can find a photo and description of the chime about halfway down the overview of the bells.  A more extended description can be found on the Technical Details page.  But as of April 2008 there was no information about the planned enlargement.

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 initial 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 tower bell instruments in England.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on  6-Apr-08
   based on textual data last updated on 2008/04/02
   and on technical data last updated on 2008/04/02

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