Durham Cathedral has ten bells, with the tenor (the heaviest bell) weighing in at 28cwt - that's just under 1.5 tonnes. See below for details of all the bells.
The bells are hung right at the top of the central tower. This wasn't the case until the late 1600s, when the bells were moved from the north-west tower into the main tower. Until 1980 there were only 8 bells, when two more bells were added to augment them to a ten.
They are a 28-0-6 (28cwt, 0qt, 6lbs) ring of 10, in the key of D
| Bell | Weight | Note | Inscription |
| 1 | 6-1-2 | F♯ | CAMPANA CHRISTI ET BEATAE MARIAE VIRGINIS WHITECHAPEL 1980 ("Bell of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary cast in Whitechapel, 1980") |
| 2 | 7-0-8 | E | CAMPANA SANCTAE HILDAE EX DONO PULSATORUM CAMPANARUM HUIUS ECCLESIAE CATHEDRALI WHITECHAPEL 1980 ("Bell of St Hild, given as a gift by the Bellringers of this Cathedral Church") |
| 3 | 7-3-10 | D | PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECERUNT Wm. DIGBY L.L.D., DEAN OF DURHAM 1780
("Made by Pack and Chapman of London, 1780 William Digby, Dean of Durham 1780") |
| 4 | 7-5-14 | C | OLIM CAMPANA S. MARGARETA DEC. ET CAP. DVNELM.REFEC. A.D.MDCXCIII ("Once St Margaret's Bell, renewed by the Dean and Chapter of Durham, 1693") |
| 5 | 9-3-25 | B | DIGBY L.L.D. DEAN OF DURHAM, CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1781 ("Chapman of London made it in 1781 for William Digby, Dean of Durham.") |
| 6 | 11-0-8 | A | MEARS & STAINBANK, LONDINI ME FECERVNT SIT. NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM: ME OLIM CAMPANAM S. BENEDICTI (1693) REFECERUNT D. ET CAP. DVNELM A:D: MDCCCXCVI ("Mears & Stainbank of London made me in 1896. May the Lord's Name be Blessed. Once the Bell of St Benedict. Renewed by the Dean & Chapter in 1693") |
| 7 | 12-2-8 | G | OLIM CAMPANA S. MICHAELIS DECANVS ET CAP REFECERVNT A.D. MDCXCIII ("Once the bell of St Michael, renewed by Dean and Chapter in 1693") |
| 8 | 15-3-1 | F♯ | OLIM CAMPANA BONI BEDĘ. CHRISTOPHER HODSON REFEC. A.D. MDCXCIII I.H. DEC. ET CAP. DVNELM ("Once the bell of the Goodly Bede, Christopher Hodson, renewed by the Dean and Chapter of Durham, 1693.") |
| 9 | 21-2-0 | E | OLIM CAMP. S. OSWALDI QVAM FIERI FECIT R. DE DVNELM. DEC. ET CAP. DVNELM. REFECERUNT A.D.MDCXCIII CHR. HODSON ARTIFICE ("Once the bell of St Oswald which R(obert) of Durham had made. The Dean & Chapter renewed the bell in 1693, work done by Christopher Hodson.") |
| 10 | 28-0-6 | D | CAMP. S. CVTHBERTI OLIM GALALEA DEC. ET CAP. T. COMBER S.T.P. DEC S. EYRE S.T.P. THE SAVR. DVNELM REFECERVNT A.D. MDCXCIII CHR. HODSON ARTIFICE ("The Bell of St Cuthbert, once called the Galilee Bell, renewed by Dean & Chapter of Durham in 1693 when Thomas Comber, D.D. was Dean, Samuel Eyre (D.D.) was treasurer and Christopher Hodson was the craftsman.") |