Somerton, Somerset, S Michael & All Angels
Place | Somerton S Michael & All Angels |
Unitary authority | Somerset |
Lieutenancy area | Somerset |
Country | England |
Historic county | Somerset |
Dove tower ID | 14483 |
Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 20 cwt in E♭See below |
Frames | 1See below |
Grid reference | ST490286 |
Latitude & longitude | 51.05461, -2.72840View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | TA11 7NB |
Diocese | Bath and Wells |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | I by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 266 |
Also | Toilet |
URL | http://bath-wells.org/towerselect.php?DoveID=SOMERTONSO |
Affiliation | Bath and Wells Diocesan Association |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 8, tenor 20 cwt in E♭
Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 20 cwt (~2240 lb or ~1020 kg) in E♭ (621.5 Hz) |
Practices | Fri |
Peals | View 24 peals in the Felstead Database |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5–2–12 | 1260.0 | E♭ | 29.25″ | 1970 | John Taylor & Co | F | FC | |||
2 | 5–3–14 | 1192.0 | D | 30.00″ | 1970 | John Taylor & Co | F | FC | |||
3 | 6¾ cwt | 1066.5 | C | 32.00″ | 1914 | John Warner & Sons | F | FC | |||
4 | 7¾ cwt | 948.0 | B♭ | 34.00″ | 1874 | John Warner & Sons | R | FC | |||
5 | 9 cwt | 846.0 | A♭ | 36.38″ | 1760 | Thomas I Bilbie | R | FC | |||
6 | 10 cwt | 799.5 | G | 37.75″ | 1808 | James Wells | R | FC | |||
7 | 15 cwt | 703.0 | F | 41.63″ | 1914 | John Warner & Sons | F | FC | |||
8 | 20 cwt | 621.5 | E♭ | 47.00″ | 1914 | John Warner & Sons | F | FC |
Details of frame
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | 1914 | Steel | John Warner & Sons | 8.1.D.b | 8.X |
Update log
06/09/2024 | PN amended [Bill Hall, Tower Captain via #007429] |
11/12/2023 | Fr1: truss, layout added [Chris Pickford from the Christopher Dalton papers via Frame Backlog] |