QUÉBEC - HT : CANADA - QU

*Location:

   La Cathedrale Episcopale de la
     Sainte-Trinité
   (Episcopal Cathedral of the
     Holy Trinity)
   Rue des Jardins at rue Sainte-Anne
   Vieux-Québec
   Québec City, Québec, Canada
   LL: N 46.81278, W 71.20682

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*Ringers:

   Québec City Guild of Change-Ringers
   c/o Douglas H. Kitson
   PO Box 32027
   Québec City, QC  G1M 3N9
   H: 418-948-3358
   E: Quebec.Ringers@POBox.com

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

*Contact:

   Holy Trinity Cathedral
   31 rue des Jardins
   Québec, QC  G1R 4L6
   T: 418-692-2193   F: 418-692-3876

*Schedule:

   Practice Wednesday 1930-2100;
   service Sunday 1020-1100, and
   sometimes also 1215-1245.

*Remarks:

   The first Anglican Cathedral built
   outside the British Isles, and the
   first ring in Canada.
   Bells by Thomas Mears II.
   All retuned and rehung on new frame,
   by Whitechapel, in early 2007.

*Technical data:

   Ring of  8 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F  in the middle octave
   Transposition is not applicable
   Keyboard range:     ROPE  /    NONE  
   There are no added semitones
   The bells were re-tuned in 2007
     by Whitechapel 
   Prior history:
     In 1830, the complete instrument was installed
       with bells made by Whitechapel 
   Year of latest technical information source is 2008

Additional information on the technical history of this instrument can be found in a database printout.

*Links:

For the Quebec City Guild of Change Ringers, a Weblog (blog) has replaced the former Website.  Although the two photo albums are fascinating, there is no longer any information about either of the towers in this city or about how to contact the ringers.

On an information page with descriptions of building, bells and organs (English in bottom half of page), click on the picture of the organ to see pictures of the church exterior and interior.

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

Ranking among all North American rings by pitch/weight.
Ranking among all North American rings by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all North American rings by year of completion.

Ranking among all North American chimes by size (number of bells).

Index to all tower bell instruments in QU.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 13-Nov-08
   based on textual data last updated on 2008/10/10
   and on technical data last updated on 2008/10/10

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