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 |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
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 |
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] |