Portishead, Somerset, S Peter
| Place | Portishead S Peter |
| Unitary authority | North Somerset |
| Lieutenancy area | Somerset |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Somerset |
| Dove tower ID | 10069 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 15 cwt in FSee below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | ST466760 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.48047, -2.77024View 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 6PS |
| Diocese | Bath and Wells |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 474 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | https://bath-wells.org/tower/portishead-st-peter/ |
| 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 8, tenor 15 cwt in F
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 15 cwt (~1700 lb or ~800 kg) in F (704.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Tue |
| Projects & overhauls | 2024 by Matthew Higby & Co (major overhaul) Cracked 6th bell replaced; replacement bell hung using existing fittings 2005 by Matthew Higby & Co (major overhaul) 1987 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul) 1907 by Llewellins & James (major overhaul) 1900 by Thomas Doble (major overhaul) |
| Peals | View 73 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | One bell (or more) cracked or broken |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–1–12 | 1410.0 | F | 26.50″ | 1897 | John Taylor & Co | F | 4 | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–2–0 | 1330.0 | E | 27.25″ | 1897 | John Taylor & Co | F | 4 | FC | ||
| 3 | 4½ cwt | 1215.0 | D | 29.00″ | 1772† | Abraham Bilbie | R | M | FC | ||
| 4 | 4¾ cwt | 1072.0 | C | 30.00″ | 1772† | Abraham Bilbie | R | M | FC | ||
| 5 | 5¼ cwt | 939.0 | B♭ | 32.00″ | 1772† | Abraham Bilbie | R | M | FC | ||
| 6 | 8–0–20 | 921.0 | A | 35.12″ | 2024 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 8–2–6 | G | 37.88″ | 1984 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | |||
| 8 | 15 cwt | 704.0 | F | 44.00″ | 1772† | Abraham Bilbie | R | M | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctus | ½ cwt | c1799 | |||||||||
| ex6 | 6¼ cwt | 921.0 | A | 34.00″ | 1772† | Abraham Bilbie | R | M | U |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sanctus | |||||||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1907 | Cast iron | Llewellins & James | 8.3.A.h | 8.1 |
Update log
| 23/10/2024 | Project completed; 6: new bell details added [Matthew Higby #007606] |
| 15/02/2024 | New project added [Matthew Higby] |
| 05/12/2023 | Frame Fr1: material, truss added [Matthew Higby via Frame Backlog] |
| 12/05/2022 | Overhauls added; 1-8: turning added; frame Fr1: layout added [George Wyatt, from personal visit] |
| 12/09/2019 | 6th is cracked [TimJ (REMRKS246 info G Wyatt) via e-mail] |
| 12/09/2019 | 6: cracked [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |