*Location:

   Church of St.Mark the Apostle (Anglican)
   South Road and St.Mark's Road
   Smith's Parish, Main Island, Bermuda
   LL: N 32.31210, W 64.73302

Site locator map
Parish locator maps and gazetteer page

*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   St.Mark's Church
   *parcel:
     53 South Road
   Smith's Parish, FL 06, Bermuda
   *postal:
     PO Box 239
     Flatts, FL BX, Bermuda
   T: 441-236-8360   F: 441-236-7148
   E: revjohn /@/ anglican DOTbm
      rector /@/ stmarks DOTbm

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Hand clavier is wall-mounted.
   Also a Meneely (West Troy) swinging
   bell from 1879, not part of chime.

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (baton keyboard) of 10 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G# in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   There is one added semitone
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 1912
     with bells made by Taylor       
   Prior history:
     In 1910, the instrument was begun with  9 bells
       by Taylor      
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2003

The church history mentions the bells and has a good photo of the tower.
An up-close tower photo

The church Website has no history, and no mention of music; the only photo that shows part of the building is on the Funerals page.

A huge page on Smith's Parish includes a photo of St.Mark's Church and a small paragraph about it, plus a map of the Main Island showing Smith's Parish (i.e., county).

A parish locator map.

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 Central and South American chimes by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all Central and South American chimes by pitch of largest bell.
Ranking among all Central and South American chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Bermuda.

   This page was built from the database on  9-Feb-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/02/07
   and on technical data last updated on 2003/07/18