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Bristol, City of Bristol, S Mark Lord Mayor's Chapel
PlaceBristol
S Mark Lord Mayor's Chapel
Shown in county lists as Bristol, S Mark
Unitary authorityCity of Bristol
Lieutenancy areaCity of Bristol
CountryEngland
Historic countyGloucestershire
Dove tower ID14422
Rings6 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–3–13 in GSee below
Frames3See below
Grid referenceST584728
Latitude & longitude51.45293, -2.60004View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeBS1 5TB
DioceseBristol
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
URLshttp://bristolbells.weebly.com/st-mark.html
https://www.bellsgandb.org.uk/cgi-bin/makepage.cgi?b=1#8
AffiliationGloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 73 performances here, of which 32 were peals and 9 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet
The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here.
Ring of 6, tenor 9–3–13 in G
Bells6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor9–3–13 (1105 lb or 501 kg) in G (772.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
2015 by Matthew Higby & Co (major overhaul)
Rehung in a new frame lower in tower
1722 by Evan I Evans (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
PealsView 33 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–1–271303.0E27.50″1722†Evan I EvansR8FC
24–2–161156.0D28.80″1722†Evan I EvansR8FC
35–0–101028.0C30.75″1722†Evan I EvansR8FC
46–1–10970.0B33.00″1722†Evan I EvansR8FC
57–2–9868.0A35.75″1722†Evan I EvansR8FC
69–3–13772.0G39.50″1722†Evan I EvansR8FC
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
3 [1]1880CompositeLlewellins & James
242015SteelMatthew Higby & Co8.1.B.a
11, 2, 3, 5, 62015SteelMatthew Higby & Co8.1.B.a5.12 R
Notes

[1]Note on the old frame

This is the old frame and remains empty above the new

Published: 24/07/2015; updated: 15/09/2025

Update log
23/03/2026Noted as under the care of Bristol Cathedral since 2023 and therefore ecclesiastically Anglican [Bristol Cathedral website]
15/09/2025Old frame noted in position above the current frame.
30/11/2019fr1: layout added; fr1,fr2: truss added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
15/11/2019'Diocese' changed from 'Extra Parochial' to 'Not Anglican' [TimJ (#253 based on chapel website info) via e-mail]
01/10/2019URL added [N Bowden via e-mail]
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