Bristol, City of Bristol, S Thomas M
| Place | Bristol S Thomas M Shown in county lists as Bristol, S Thomas |
| Unitary authority | City of Bristol |
| Lieutenancy area | City of Bristol |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Somerset |
| Dove tower ID | 12039 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 27–3–25 in DSee below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | ST590727 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.45244, -2.59005View 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 6JG |
| Diocese | Bristol |
| Ownership | Churches Conservation Trust |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 15464 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | http://bristolbells.weebly.com/st-thomas.html https://www.bellsgandb.org.uk/cgi-bin/makepage.cgi?b=1#13 |
| 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 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
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 27–3–25 (3133 lb or 1421 kg) in D (575.5 Hz) |
| Peals | View 23 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | One bell (or more) from ring unringable: tenor |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8–1–15 | 1179.5 | D | 33.11″ | 1756 | Thomas I Bilbie | R | FC | |||
| 2 | 8–3–5 | 1107.5 | C♯ | 33.89″ | 1756 | Thomas I Bilbie | R | FC | |||
| 3 | 9–2–0 | 954.0 | B | 36.73″ | 1743 | Thomas I Bilbie | R | FC | |||
| 4 | 10–2–23 | 855.0 | A | 38.50″ | 1627 | Roger I Purdue | R | FC | |||
| 5 | 12–2–24 | 773.5 | G | 42.64″ | c1425† | John Gosselin | R | FC | |||
| 6 | 17–0–20 | 720.5 | F♯ | 44.17″ | c1480† | Richard Thomas(formerly 'RT') | R | FC | |||
| 7 | 19–0–19 | 638.0 | E | 48.50″ | 1666† | Roger II Purdue | R | FC | |||
| 8 | 27–3–25 | 575.5 | D | 54.88″ | 1894 | Llewellins & James | R | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctus | 1½ cwt | 1919.5 | B | 18.00″ | 1764 | Thomas I Bilbie | Y |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Timber | 8.1 |
Update log
| 28/02/2024 | CofE Diocese added [CHR] |
| 27/01/2023 | Permission to resume ringing has been granted though tenor remains unringable. [Matthew Dawson (tower contact) via #004491] |
| 24/03/2022 | Ringing currently not permitted [Nick Bowden via Tim Jackson] |
| 14/12/2019 | 1-8: frameid added; frame Fr1 added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 15/11/2019 | Ringing temporarily suspended: tenor unringable [TimJ (#253 info N Bowden) via e-mail] |
| 01/10/2019 | URL added [N Bowden via e-mail] |