Bells

The Bells at Trinity Church

There are a total of 23 bells in the tower at Trinity Church.

These 23 include the only set of twelve "full circle" change ringing bells in the United States, cast in 2006 by the English bell foundry Taylors, Eayre & Smith, and donated by British businessman and philanthropist Martin "Dill" Faulkes. These are the bells which are rung every week by the Trinity Ringers, and can be heard ringing out every Sunday morning in lower Manhattan

The remaining eleven are "chime" bells, which mark the hours, some of which were cast in the 18th century.

The Story of the Bells

Bell #	Weight (cwt)	Weight (lbs)	Weight (Kg)	Note	Diameter	Year cast	Founder	Inscription
1	4 1/2	515	234	A	25 9/16"	2006	Taylors, Eayre & Smith	DAVID J. DEARNLEY. THE FIRST PEAL ON THESE BELLS WAS RUNG BY MEMBERS OF THE ANCIENT SOCIETY OF COLLEGE YOUTHS LONDON.
2	5	565	256	G	26 5/8"	2006	Taylors, Eayre & Smith	SIMON J. L. LINFORD.
3	4 3/4	541	245	F#	26 3/4"	2006	Taylors, Eayre & Smith	STEPHEN A. COAKER.
4	5	561	254	E	28"	2006	Taylors, Eayre & Smith	PAUL N. MOUNSEY (CONDUCTOR).
5	5 1/2	611	277	D	29 3/8"	2006	Taylors, Eayre & Smith	ANTONY R. KENCH.
6	6	658	298	C#	30 5/8"	2006	Taylors, Eayre & Smith	EDWARD J. FUTCHER.
7	6 3/4	752	341	B	32 1/2"	2006	Taylors, Eayre & Smith	COLIN G. WRIGHT.
8	8	884	401	A	34 7/8"	2006	Taylors, Eayre & Smith	PETER J. TOWNSEND.
9	9 1/2	1074	487	G	37 7/8"	2006	Taylors, Eayre & Smith	ANDREW W. R. WILBY.
10	12 1/2	1393	632	F#	41 1/8"	2006	Taylors, Eayre & Smith	JOHN I. WHITE.
11	16 3/4	1885	855	E	45 1/2"	2006	Taylors, Eayre & Smith	PAUL L. CARLESS.
12	24	2677	1214	D	51"	2006	Taylors, Eayre & Smith	MARTIN C. FAULKES. THIS RING OF TWELVE BELLS DONATED BY DR MARTIN C. FAULKES TO THANK MANHATTAN FOR INTRODUCING HIM TO CAPITALISM AND PHILANTHROPY 1979 - 1984. THE REV. DR. JAMES H COOPER, RECTOR.

The Trinity Ringers

Trinity Wall Street, New York, NY