Poole, Dorset, S James
| Place | Poole S James |
| Unitary authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Lieutenancy area | Dorset |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Dorset |
| Dove tower ID | 14824 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 19¼ cwt in ESee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SZ008904 |
| Latitude & longitude | 50.71356, -1.98979View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | BH15 1JL |
| Diocese | Salisbury |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 12285 |
| URL | http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/east-dorset/tower-185 |
| Affiliation | Salisbury Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 10, tenor 19¼ cwt in E
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 19¼ cwt (~2180 lb or ~990 kg) in E (666.6 Hz) | ||||||
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| Practices | Thu | ||||||
| Overhauled | 2008 by John Taylor & Co |
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| Peals | View 44 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–2–4 | 1699.0 | G♯ | 26.75″ | 1937 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 5–3–4 | 1509.9 | F♯ | 27.88″ | 1937 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | <6–1–17 | 1347.3 | E | 30.38″ | 1821† | William Dobson | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 4 | <6–2–7 | 1281.1 | D♯ | 31.25″ | 1821† | William Dobson | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 5 | <6–3–16 | 1141.4 | C♯ | 32.13″ | 1821† | William Dobson | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 6 | <7–2–2 | 1014.0 | B | 34.13″ | 1821† | William Dobson | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 7 | <9–0–16 | 895.2 | A | 36.88″ | 1821† | William Dobson | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 8 | <11–0–3 | 836.0 | G♯ | 39.25″ | 1821† | William Dobson | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 9 | <13–2–27 | 748.2 | F♯ | 42.63″ | 1821† | William Dobson | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 10 | <19–1–20 | 666.6 | E | 48.00″ | 1821† | William Dobson | R | 8 | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 1937 | Steel | Mears & Stainbank | ||||
| 1 [1] | 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | 1821 | Timber | William Dobson | 8.3 |
Notes
[1]Frame layout details
Dalton’s Dorset shows the lower frame is a standard 8.3 layout, adapted in 1937 to accommodate one additional bell (two south pits converted into three). Therefore 8.3 with three bells in pits F and E.
Keith Fleming reports that the original Dobson eight are hung in a conventional timber low side frame. This was modified in 1937 the accommodate the additional trebles to mark the Coronation by M & S, with the usual one above the other steel structure.
An earlier updated suggested the frame was by W Dade, but unclear where that came from. The church accounts (quoted by Dalton) show that Dobson supplied the frame, and even if Dade was the job carpenter, the frame should be credited to Dobson.
Published: 03/08/2022; updated: 21/04/2024
Update log
| 14/03/2023 | PN amended [N Hodgson, Churchwarden #004718] |
| 31/12/2022 | Fr1: layout amended [B&B Dorset, Dalton] |
| 03/08/2022 | Fr1: layout, maker amended. This is an 8 bell frame with 9 bells in it. See public frame note. [C J Pickford & K Fleming] |
| 11/02/2022 | 3-10: nominal amended; 1-2: nominal added [Recordings taken 10/2/2022 via Bill Hibbert] |
| 22/07/2020 | 1,2: turning added [[James Hedgcock] via 00013921] |