National War Memorial Carillon *Location: National War Memorial Buckle Street at Tasman Street Mount Cook Wellington, North Island, New Zealand LL: S 41.29897, E 174.77712*Former Location (1930): Hyde Park, London, England*Former Location (1929-30): Evening Chronicle Campanile North-East Coast Exhibition on the Town Moor Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
*Carillonist: Timothy Hurd QSM, (C) National Carillonist of New Zealand P.O. Box 6374, Marion Square 6030 Wellington W: 4/385 2496 F: same, on request E: timothy.hurd@mch.govt.nz - and - Dr.Sydney J. Shep, (C) Associate Carillonist; also Snr. Lecturer in Print & Book Culture Victoria University of Wellington P.O. Box 600 Wellington W: 4/463-5784x615 F: 4/496-5446 E: Sydney.Shep@vuw.ac.nz*Past Carillonists: 25Ap1932 ded.by Clifford Ball and Gladys Watkins 1932-36 Gladys E. Watkins (1884-1939) ('38-40 automatic only) 1940-50 John H. Randal 1950-54 Selwyn Baker 1954-82 John H. Randal (1912-83) ('82-84 disused) - and - Assistants: Evan Robert (d.) John L'Estrange (d.) *Contact: Paul Riley, Curator P.O. Box 6374, Marion Square 6030 Wellington W: 4/385 2496 F: same, on request E: paul.riley@mch.govt.nz *Schedule: Closed since Feb.2020 due to claims of earthquake risk based on condition of the bell frame, though it is not clear how closure of the tower will make anyone safer. *Remarks: Original bells cast 1928, as a sister instrument to the Peace Tower of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 1986 trebles are Hurd/G&J profiles cast at Taylor foundry. Space for 4 basses added 1995-6 was provided originally in tower and clavier; but additional trebles required new keyboards in 1986 and 1996. New bass cast at Eijsbouts/Lips. *Technical data: Traditional carillon of 74 bells Pitch of heaviest bell is D# in the bass octave Transposition is down 2 semitone(s) Keyboard range: F G / F C 31 There is one missing bass semitone The instrument was enlarged in 1996 with 5 bells made by Whitechapel Prior history: In 1995, the instrument was enlarged to 69 bells by Eijsbouts (4 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) In 1986, the instrument was enlarged to 65 bells by Taylor (36 bells were added in and/or remain from that work.) In 1932, the instrument was begun with 49 bells by Gillett & Johnston (29 bells remain from that work.) No auxiliary mechanisms known Tower details not available Year of latest technical information source is 1995
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