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Portbury, Somerset, Blessed Virgin Mary
Place Portbury
Blessed Virgin Mary
Lieutenancy area Somerset
Country England
Dove tower ID 11057
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 21 cwt in E♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 3See below
Grid reference ST502754
Latitude & longitude 51.47565, -2.71731View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode BS20 7TR
Diocese Bath and Wells
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Also Toilet
URL http://bath-wells.org/towerselect.php?DoveID=PORTBURY
Affiliation Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 6, tenor 21 cwt in E♭
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 21 cwt (2352 lb or ~1070 kg) in E♭ (616.0 Hz)
Overhauled
1919 by Llewellins & James
1885 by Llewellins & James
Peals View 12 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Ellacombe apparatus; however, this is currently dismantled.
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 6½ cwt 1051.0 C 32.00" 1885 Llewellins & James R
2 6 cwt 906.0 B♭ 32.50" 1610† Roger I Purdue R
3 7¾ cwt 815.0 A♭ 36.00" 1699† Edward Bilbie R
4 10½ cwt 765.0 G 40.00" 1749 William Evans R
5 14¼ cwt 680.5 F 44.50" 1749 William Evans R
6 21 cwt 616.0 E♭ 50.00" 1713† Edward Bilbie R
Source: M Smith; CBC; G Massey; P Denton; CB Som
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Other bells
Bells Edit details
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
Sanctus 12.00"
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
8 Sanctus Unidentified
2 3 of 6 1885 Oak Llewellins & James 6.A 1
1 1,2,4,5,6 of 6 c1610† Oak Unidentified 6.A 4.3
Contributed by: George Wyatt
Update log
12/05/2022 Ellacombe, overhauls, Fr2 added; Fr1: truss, layout added [George Wyatt, from personal visit]
27/10/2019 Ringing resumed [TimJ(REMRKS250 info D Matthews) via e-mail]
29/07/2019 Ringing suspended: work to ch building fabric until 2020 [TimJ(info: Dave Matthews) via e-mail]
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