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Bridport, Dorset, S Mary
Place Bridport
S Mary
Unitary authority Dorset
Lieutenancy area Dorset
Country England
Historic county Dorset
Dove tower ID 14762
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 21–0–0 in E♭See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SY465925
Latitude & longitude 50.73052, -2.75823View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode DT6 3NZ
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 12101
URL http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/west-dorset/tower-28
Affiliation Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 48 performances here, of which 14 were peals and 5 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 21–0–0 in E♭
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 21–0–0 (2352 lb or 1067 kg) in E♭ (631.7 Hz)
Practices Thu 20:00
Projects & overhauls
2025 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
All eight bells to be lifted from their pits for the replacement of their ball bearings. New cast iron rope bosses to be fitted to the belfry floor and ringing chamber ceiling
2014 by John Taylor & Co
Clappers, c/s, roller boxes restored at Loughborough
1924 by Mears & Stainbank (ring created)
Ring installed
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Peals View 31 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Ellacombe apparatus
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–3–81277.0E♭30.13″1924Mears & StainbankFNFC
26–0–21198.5D31.00″1924Mears & StainbankFNFC
36–3–51058.5C32.88″1924Mears & StainbankFNFC
48–0–26959.5B♭36.00″1924Mears & StainbankFNFC
59–2–22841.5A♭38.63″1924Mears & StainbankFNFC
610–1–25791.5G40.13″1924Mears & StainbankFNFC
713–1–18711.5F43.63″1924Mears & StainbankFNFC
821–0–0631.7E♭50.00″1924Mears & StainbankFNFC
Source: CJND(Dorset, p104); Bill Hibbert; Philip Denton
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
22,3,51924Cast ironMears & Stainbank
11,4,6,7,81924Cast ironMears & Stainbank
Update log
22/07/20251-8: canon, turning added [James Hedgcock, Rob Jones - Tower Captain via #008940]
17/07/2025Project completed [David Potter via #008894]
29/05/2025Project under way [David Potter #008673]
03/03/2025Project added [David Potter, JT&Co via #008318]
28/08/2022Ellacombe added [Photo on Bellringers FB Group 28/08/22]
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