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Taunton, Somerset, S George, Wilton
Place Taunton, Wilton
S George
or Wilton
Shown in county lists as Taunton, Wilton
Unitary authority Somerset
Lieutenancy area Somerset
Country England
Historic county Somerset
Dove tower ID 11145
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–1–18 in GSee below
Frames 4See below
Grid reference ST224238
Latitude & longitude 51.00915, -3.10679View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode TA1 3JX
Diocese Bath and Wells
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 653
Also Toilet
URL https://bath-wells.org/tower/taunton-st-george/
Affiliation Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 206 performances here, of which 41 were peals and 6 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 8–1–18 in G
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–1–18 (942 lb or 427 kg) in G
All rings
108–1–18 in G10 as tenor
64–1–9 in D6 as tenor
Practices Tue
Peals View 78 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
12–2–25B22.25″1981Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
22–2–24A23.00″1981Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
33–0–22G24.00″1930Mears & StainbankFC
43–2–27F♯25.00″1930Mears & StainbankFC
53–2–0E25.25″1892John Taylor & CoFC
64–1–9D27.25″1892John Taylor & CoFC
74–3–22C29.25″1892John Taylor & CoFC
85–3–1B31.50″1897John Taylor & CoFC
97–3–1A35.00″1605George PurdueFC
108–1–18G38.25″1804Thomas (Castleman) III BilbieFC
Source: James Hedgcock(twr board); GWM(Som); Matthew Higby
Contributed by: [James Hedgcock]
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
36,7,8Timber
– 3.11,21930Cast ironMears & Stainbank
23,4,5,101981SteelRobert Parker
191981SteelRobert Parker
Contributed by: Matthew Higby
Update log
10/12/2019Indication of available toilet facility added [Julian Back via e-mail]
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