Duke's Tower
Duke's Tower is the 38 m high bell tower of the All Saints Church in the Scottish town of Inveraray . It's off The Ave , one of the city's two main streets.
After the First World War , Niall Campbell , the 10th Duke of Argyll , commissioned the architects Hoare and Wheeler to design the bell tower. Originally it was planned to have it directly adjacent to the church building, but in the end it was decided to separate the tower a few meters. Construction began in 1921. The Duke of Argyll donated the sound of ten individual bells. The building was completed after ten years of construction. In 1980 the steeple was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A.
description
Duke's Tower is built in a neo-Gothic style . It consists of roughly hewn quarry stone that was built as layered masonry. The edges are set off in color with corner stones . In the lower part of the tower, two colored windows are arranged one above the other on each side. In the detached tower section above there is a twin lancet window on each side. The tower ends with a flat roof with ornate battlements.
Peal
| Surname | Weight [kg] | grade | Diameter [cm] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Moluag | 311 | E. | 74 |
| 2 | St Columba | 329 | D. | 77 |
| 3 | St Mundus | 371 | C. | 84 |
| 4th | Brendan | 433 | B. | 88 |
| 5 | St Maelrubha | 523 | A. | 95 |
| 6th | St Blaane | 664 | G | 104 |
| 7th | Blessed Mary | 874 | F. | 116 |
| 8th | St Murdouche | 1048 | E. | 122 |
| 9 | St Brigida | 1461 | D. | 137 |
| 10 | St Molaise | 2112 | C. | 152 |
In Duke's Tower there is a ringing of ten individual bells. The contract to manufacture the bells was placed in 1820 by the bell foundry John Taylor & Co in Loughborough , England , and they were cast that same year. The transport, which took place in November 1921, was problematic after one of the transport vehicles collapsed at Lancaster . After the tower was completed in 1931, the bell was installed in the tower.
The chime is tuned diatonic with the keynote C. The lightest bell called St Moluag has a weight of 311 kg. The heaviest, however, weighs 2112 kg. Overall, this is the second heaviest ten-bell bell in the world after that of Wells Cathedral in Wells , Somerset , England . On the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's throne, the bells rang for seven hours and thirteen minutes, the longest ringing on Scottish soil.
Web links
- Entry on Duke's Tower in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
- Information from the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Information on the bell tower
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information about the bell
- ↑ Information on the bell tower
Coordinates: 56 ° 13 '49.5 " N , 5 ° 4' 31.8" W.