HOBART - STD : AUSTRALIA

*Location:

   Cathedral Church of St.David
   125 Macquarie Street, at Murray Street
   Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
   LL: S 42.88384, E 147.32867
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*Ringers' contact(s):

   Douglas Nichols
   98 Wentworth Street
   South Hobart, Tasmania  7004
   T: 3/6234 9391
   E: dnichols/@/tassieDOTnetDOTau
   - or -
   Audrey Cusick
   T: (002)43 8936

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

*Contact:

   Cathedral Church of St.David
   125 Macquarie Street
   Hobart, TAS  7000
   T: 03/6234 4900   F: 03/6223 8968
   E: cathedral@anglicantas.org.au

*Schedule:

   Practice Monday 1915-2100;
   service
   0915-0955

*Remarks:

   Originally a ring of 8, 14-3-19 in F,
   plus 5 chiming bells, all cast 1935.
   Expansion added second-hand tenor plus
   3 new bells to make a ring of 10+2,
   but left the 13-note chime unaffected;
   two new ringing trebles duplicate two
   chiming notes, so the 17 bells have
   15 different notes.
   Jan.2010: chime currently inoperable;
   restoration anticipated (unscheduled).

*Technical data: 

   Ring of 12 bells (10+2) and chime of 13 bells (overlapping)
   Pitch of heaviest bell is E  in the middle octave
   Transposition is not applicable
   Keyboard range:     ROPE12/    NONE  
   There are five added semitones
   The instrument was enlarged in 2005
     with bells made by Taylor      
   Prior history:
     In 1936, the instrument was begun with 13 bells
       by Taylor      
   Year of latest technical information source is 2010
Additional information on the technical history of this instrument can be found in a database printout.

*Links:

The cathedral Website mentions the bells on the Music page.  Some page headings have tiny photos of the building, or parts of it.

A local ringer's page about these bells

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

View from above in the belfry, showing the bells as they were before 2005: 8 bells hung for change ringing (in motion) plus 5 small bells hung dead (along the left wall).

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 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-Jan-10
   based on textual data last updated on 2010/01/02
   and on technical data last updated on 2010/01/02

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