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Kingsdown, City of Bristol, S Matthew
Place Kingsdown
S Matthew
or Bristol
Unitary authority City of Bristol
Lieutenancy area City of Bristol
Country England
Historic county Gloucestershire
Dove tower ID 11859
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 22 cwt in E♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference ST587740
Latitude & longitude 51.46418, -2.59527View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode BS6 5TP
Diocese Bristol
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Church heritage record 1385
URL http://bristolbells.weebly.com/kingsdown.html
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 8, tenor 22 cwt in E♭
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 22 cwt (2464 lb or ~1120 kg) in E♭ (625.0 Hz)
Practices Tue (univ term: check)
Peals View 45 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
11294.0E♭28.81″1835†William JefferiesRFC
21203.0D30.00″(1835)†William JefferiesRFC
31064.0C32.50″(1835)†William JefferiesRFC
4937.0B♭34.44″1835†William JefferiesRFC
5834.0A♭36.75″1835†William JefferiesRFC
6782.0G40.00″(1835)†William JefferiesRFC
7701.0F43.13″(1835)†William JefferiesRFC
822 cwt625.0E♭49.63″1836†William JefferiesRFC
Source: N Bowden; Dove tenor wt
Contributed by: Nick Bowden
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 1905 Metal Llewellins & James
Update log
04/05/2021 2-3,6-7: cast year quality amended (these four bells are undated, but were cast at the same time) [DLC notes and personal visit via Nick Bowden]
01/10/2019 Postcode amended; URL added [N Bowden via e-mail]
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