Edith Adamson Memorial Carillon

*Location:

   Civic Centre
   Great North Road (B1318)
     at Claremont Road (B6339)
   Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear
     (Northumberland), England
   OS Ref. NZ 250 649
   LL: N 54.97915, W 1.61119

Site locator map
City locator maps and gazetteer page (County is wrong; other data are correct.)

*Carillonist:

   Jonathan Bradley, City Carillonist
   T: 07470 238041
   E: newcastlecarillon@gmail.com

   ??-?? Chris Briggs
   19??-?? John R. Knox   (d.)
   ??-?? Richard Jennings
   ??-?? Dr. Ian Brunt   (d.)

*Contact:

   Civic Centre
   Barras Bridge
   Newcastle-upon-Tyne  NE1 8QH

*Schedule:

   Fridays 1400-1500

*Remarks:

   2024: Taylor rehung top 10 bells on
   new frame with new fittings and
   restored clappers.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 25 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A  in the bass octave
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    C C   
   Transposition is down 3 semitone(s), i.e., from C to A 
   There are no missing bass semitones
   There is no practice console
   The whole instrument was installed in 1966
     with bells made by Taylor           
   Auxiliary mechanisms: IEH   
   Tower details: 
     Height of console:                 42 meters above ground
     Height of lowest level of bells:   48 meters above ground
     Height of highest level of bells:  52 meters above ground
     Belfry openness:  80%
   Year of latest technical information source is 1976

City page about the carillon

City press releases about the carillon

Facebook presence

YouTube video by Jonathan Bradley

Dove's Guide Online

Taylor project page0

British Carillon Society page, with 4 photos

Photo of carillon belfry, on a page about the building's history (though the carillon is not mentioned)

News article (with video clip) about Tiffany Ng playing this carillon

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

Ranking among all British Isles traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all British Isles traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all British Isles traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all traditional carillons in this region.

Index to all tower bell instruments in England.

   This page was built from the database on 29-Dec-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/12/22
   and on technical data last updated on 1978/07/20