Portbury, Somerset, Blessed Virgin Mary
| Place | Portbury Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Unitary authority | North Somerset |
| Lieutenancy area | Somerset |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Somerset |
| Dove tower ID | 11057 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 21 cwt in E♭See below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 3See below |
| Grid reference | ST502754 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.47565, -2.71731View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | BS20 7TR |
| Diocese | Bath and Wells |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 473 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | https://bath-wells.org/tower/portbury-blessed-virgin-mary/ |
| Affiliation | Bath and Wells Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No 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 21 cwt in E♭
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 21 cwt (~2350 lb or ~1070 kg) in E♭ (616.0 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 1919 by Llewellins & James (major overhaul) 1885 by Llewellins & James (major overhaul) |
| Peals | View 13 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Ellacombe apparatus: dismantled |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6½ cwt | 1051.0 | C | 32.00″ | 1885 | Llewellins & James | R | FC | |||
| 2 | 6 cwt | 906.0 | B♭ | 32.50″ | 1610† | Roger I Purdue | R | FC | |||
| 3 | 7¾ cwt | 815.0 | A♭ | 36.00″ | 1699† | Edward Bilbie | R | FC | |||
| 4 | 10½ cwt | 765.0 | G | 40.00″ | 1749 | William Evans | R | FC | |||
| 5 | 14¼ cwt | 680.5 | F | 44.50″ | 1749 | William Evans | R | FC | |||
| 6 | 21 cwt | 616.0 | E♭ | 50.00″ | 1713† | Edward Bilbie | R | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctus | 12.00″ |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sanctus | |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 1885 | Oak | Llewellins & James | 6.A | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 | c1610† | Oak | 6.A | 4.3 |
Update log
| 12/05/2022 | Ellacombe, overhauls, Fr2 added; Fr1: truss, layout added [George Wyatt, from personal visit] |
| 27/10/2019 | Ringing resumed [TimJ(REMRKS250 info D Matthews) via e-mail] |
| 29/07/2019 | Ringing suspended: work to ch building fabric until 2020 [TimJ(info: Dave Matthews) via e-mail] |