BUNBURY - STP : AUSTRALIA

*Location:

   Cathedral of St.Patrick (RC)
   Parkfield Street at Money Street
   Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
   LL: S 33.32884, E 115.63730
Site locator map

City locator maps and gazetteer page

*Ringers' contact(s):

   Ian Lewis
   T: (08)9721 2141
   E: ian.lewis/@/ bunburycatholic.org DOTau
   - or -
   Kath Fenton
   T: (08)9721 7709
   E: rathmike1966@gmail.com

      Verify the current ringers' contact(s) at the ANZAB Website.

*Contact:

   Catholic Diocese of Bunbury
   *parcel:
     5 Brend-tor Street
   *postal:
     PO Box 2005
   Bunbury  WA 6230
   T: (08)9721 0500   F: (08)9721 3216

*Schedule:

   (No regular ringing)

*Remarks:

   Cast to G&J profile by Eijsbouts, 2011;
   installed by Taylor, 2012.

*Technical data:

   Ring of  8 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A# in the middle octave
   Transposition is not applicable
   Keyboard range:     ROPE  /    NONE  
   There are no added semitones
   The whole instrument was installed in 2011
     with bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2012
*Links:

The Cathedral Website has a brief page about the bells, with an audio clip.  There are photos of the ceremony of blessing, with the bells profusely decorated.

The ANZAB Webpage about this ring has at least a photo of the tower, and possibly additional information.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all Asia and the Pacific Rim chimes by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all Asia and the Pacific Rim chimes by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all Asia and the Pacific Rim chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Australia.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on  6-Feb-13
   based on textual data last updated on 2013/01/30
   and on technical data last updated on 2013/01/30
*Photos:

(none available)


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