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Bristol, City of Bristol, S Thomas M
PlaceBristol
S Thomas M
Shown in county lists as Bristol, S Thomas
Unitary authorityCity of Bristol
Lieutenancy areaCity of Bristol
CountryEngland
Historic countySomerset
Dove tower ID12039
Rings8 (full-circle ring), tenor 27–3–25 in DSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceST590727
Latitude & longitude51.45244, -2.59005View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeBS1 6JG
DioceseBristol
OwnershipChurches Conservation Trust
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII* by Historic England
Church heritage record15464
AlsoToilet
URLshttp://bristolbells.weebly.com/st-thomas.html
https://www.bellsgandb.org.uk/cgi-bin/makepage.cgi?b=1#13
AffiliationGloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 98 performances here, of which 23 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Peal boardsView peal boards on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard had images of 5 boards recording 4 distinct performances
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.
Ring of 8, tenor 27–3–25 in D
Bells8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor27–3–25 (3133 lb or 1421 kg) in D (575.5 Hz)
PealsView 23 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional informationOne bell (or more) from ring unringable: tenor
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
18–1–151179.5D33.11″1756Thomas I BilbieRFC
28–3–51107.5C♯33.89″1756Thomas I BilbieRFC
39–2–0954.0B36.73″1743Thomas I BilbieRFC
410–2–23855.0A38.50″1627Roger I PurdueRFC
512–2–24773.5G42.64″c1425†John GosselinRFC
617–0–20720.5F♯44.17″c1480†Richard Thomas(formerly 'RT')RFC
719–0–19638.0E48.50″1666†Roger II PurdueRFC
827–3–25575.5D54.88″1894Llewellins & JamesRFC
Other bells
BellsEdit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus1½ cwt1919.5B18.00″1764Thomas I BilbieY
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8Timber8.1
Update log
28/02/2024CofE Diocese added [CHR]
27/01/2023Permission to resume ringing has been granted though tenor remains unringable. [Matthew Dawson (tower contact) via #004491]
24/03/2022Ringing currently not permitted [Nick Bowden via Tim Jackson]
14/12/20191-8: frameid added; frame Fr1 added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
15/11/2019Ringing temporarily suspended: tenor unringable [TimJ (#253 info N Bowden) via e-mail]
01/10/2019URL added [N Bowden via e-mail]
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