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Winscombe, Somerset, S James Gt
Place Winscombe
S James Gt
Unitary authority North Somerset
Lieutenancy area Somerset
Country England
Historic county Somerset
Dove tower ID 13531
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 18–1–8 in E♭See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference ST411566
Latitude & longitude 51.30594, -2.84584View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode BS25 1BX
Diocese Bath and Wells
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 436
Also Toilet
URL https://bath-wells.org/tower/winscombe-st-james-the-great/
Affiliation Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 171 performances here, of which 11 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 18–1–8 in E♭
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 18–1–8 (2052 lb or 931 kg) in E♭ (621.0 Hz)
Practices Thu
Projects & overhauls
1982 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
1770 by Abraham Bilbie (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
Tuned 1982
Peals View 35 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–2–161243.0E♭29.00″1903John Taylor & CoFFC
25–3–231166.5D29.75″1903John Taylor & CoFFC
36–3–271039.0C33.25″1770Abraham BilbieRFC
47–0–25932.0B♭35.00″1770Abraham BilbieRFC
58–2–11830.0A♭37.50″1770Abraham BilbieRFC
69–1–15778.5G39.00″1770Abraham BilbieRFC
712–1–18699.0F43.00″1770Abraham BilbieRFC
818–1–8621.0E♭48.75″1770Abraham BilbieRFC
Source: M Smith; A Higson; N Bowden; GWM(Som); TimJ(REMRKS250)
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
21, 31903SteelJohn Taylor & Co
12, 4, 5, 6, 7, 81897OakThomas Blackbourn
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Update log
28/10/20192,3: frameid amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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