Bristol, City of Bristol, Cath Ch of Holy & Undivided Trinity
| Place | Bristol Cath Ch of Holy & Undivided Trinity Shown in county lists as Bristol Cath |
| Unitary authority | City of Bristol |
| Lieutenancy area | City of Bristol |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Gloucestershire |
| Dove tower ID | 10300 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 21–0–1 in E♭See below 3 (clock chime), hour bell 20 cwt in ESee below Other bellsSee below |
| Grid reference | ST583727 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.45179, -2.60132View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | BS1 5TJ |
| Diocese | Bristol |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 1322 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | http://bristolbells.weebly.com/cathedral.html https://bristolbells.weebly.com/cathedral-central-tower.html https://www.bellsgandb.org.uk/cgi-bin/makepage.cgi?b=1#4 |
| Affiliation | Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 1 board 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 21–0–1 in E♭ : North-west tower
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 21–0–1 (2353 lb or 1067 kg) in E♭ (616.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Fri (3rd: with exceptions) |
| Projects & overhauls | 1958 by John Taylor & Co Transferred from Bristol, City of Bristol, Temple Church The ring of 8 formerly at Temple Church was transferred to the cathedral. The following events happened while the ring was at Bristol, City of Bristol, Temple Church 1941 The church was damaged during the bombing raid of 24–25 November 1940 and the bells were removed in 1941. 1887 by John Taylor & Co (ring created) A new ring of 8 was created for the Temple Church by recasting the back 4 of the previous ring of 8. |
| Peals | View 653 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8–2–8 | 1233.0 | E♭ | 33.38″ | 1726 | Thomas I Bilbie | R | FC | |||
| 2 | 8–1–8 | 1163.0 | D | 33.50″ | 1726 | Thomas I Bilbie | R | FC | |||
| 3 | 8–3–24 | 1036.0 | C | 34.63″ | 1658 | William III & Richard II Purdue | R | FC | |||
| 4 | 8–1–24 | 922.0 | B♭ | 36.38″ | 1740 | Thomas I Bilbie | R | FC | |||
| 5 | 10–1–0 | 822.0 | A♭ | 38.50″ | 1887 | John Taylor & Co | R | FC | |||
| 6 | 10–3–10 | 777.0 | G | 39.38″ | 1887 | John Taylor & Co | R | FC | |||
| 7 | 13–3–12 | 690.5 | F | 43.63″ | 1887 | John Taylor & Co | F | FC | |||
| 8 | 21–0–1 | 616.0 | E♭ | 49.00″ | 1887 | John Taylor & Co | F | FC |
Clock chime, hour bell 20 cwt in E : Central tower
| Bells | 3 (clock chime)Edit details |
| Hour bell | 20 cwt (~2200 lb or ~1000 kg) in E (642.0 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 1994 Converted from full-circle ring and decreased in number from 4 bells Of the 4 bells hung for full-circle ringing, the 1st and 3rd were rehung dead for the quarters to be rung, the 2nd was also rehung dead as a service bell. The 4th bell remained hung for full-circle ringing but derelict. |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter 1 | 5 cwt | 1376.0 | F | 28.50″ | c1510† | Thomas Gefferies | Y | 4 | D | ||
| Quarter 2 | 8 cwt | 1081.0 | C♯ | 35.50″ | c1300† | (unidentified) | Y | 4 | D | ||
| Hour | 20 cwt | 642.0 | E | 48.25″ | 1670† | Roger II Purdue | R | FC |
Other bells : Central tower
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | 6 cwt | 1240.0 | D♯ | 31.50″ | c1480† | J White | Y | 4 | D |
Update log
| 17/02/2026 | Transfer history noted. |
| 10/01/2026 | Rehang for chiming event noted. [David Cawley] |
| 24/10/2024 | Q1, Q2, Service: turning added; Hour, Q1, Q2, Service: hanging type added [Dylan Thomas citing https://bristolbells.weebly.com/cathedral-central-tower.html #007629/30] |
| 01/10/2019 | URL amended (from www.bristolringing.co.uk ) [N Bowden via e-mail] |