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 group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 266 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | https://bath-wells.org/tower/somerton-st-michael-and-all-angels/ |
| Affiliation | Bath and Wells Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 7 boards recording performances at this tower 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 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 | Frequency | 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 | Frame Fr1: truss, layout added [Chris Pickford from the Christopher Dalton papers via Frame Backlog] |