BATH : USA - ME

*Location:

   Grace Church Episcopal
   1100 Washington Street
   Bath, Maine, USA
   LL: N 43.92327, W 69.81443
*Former location:
   Middle & Oak Streets
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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Grace Church
   Box 486
   Bath, ME  04530
   T: 207-443-3792
   E: churchoffice @ gracebath DOTorg

*Schedule:

   Cambridge (Westminster) quarters,
   but rarely activated.

*Remarks:

   Expansion (replacement?) was the gift
   of Mrs.Thomas Hyde, in memory of her
   daughter, Miss Ethel Hyde; its 4 bells
   form Westminster chime, and survive.
   Origin of 11th bell is unknown.
   Tower condemned in 1962; chime removed,
   and congregation relocated to present
   site, installing the Meneely/Troy bells
   in an open frame near the church;
   disposition of other bells unknown.

*Technical data:

   Clock-chime with quarters of  4 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   Transposition is unknown
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   Bells were removed (as described in Remarks above) in 196x
   Prior history:
     In 1900, the instrument was enlarged to 11  bells
       by Meneely/Troy    
       (4 bells remain from that work.)
     In 1856, the instrument was begun with  6 bells
       by Meneely/Wvlt    
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
   Auxiliary mechanisms: Q4    
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2025
*Links:

Where the initial phase this work lies in the sequence of output of the Meneely (Watervliet) bellfoundry.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on  4-Oct-25
   based on textual data last updated on 2025/09/30
   and on technical data last updated on 2025/09/30
*Photos:

(none available)

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