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Frenchay, Gloucestershire, S John Bapt
Place Frenchay
S John Bapt
Lieutenancy area Gloucestershire
Country England
Dove tower ID 12063
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 4–1–3 in E♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference ST639774
Latitude & longitude 51.49506, -2.52096View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode BS16 1NB
Diocese Bristol
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Also Toilet
URL http://southglosbells.wordpress.com/frenchay-s-john-bapt/
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 6, tenor 4–1–3 in E♭
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 4–1–3 (479 lb or 217 kg) in E♭ (1233.0 Hz)
Practice Mon (exc 2nd)
Peals View 27 peals in the Felstead Database
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 1–2–10 2073.0 C 18.50" 1991 John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd F N
2 1–2–22 1845.0 B♭ 19.50" 1991 John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd F N
3 1–2–18 1645.0 A♭ 20.00" 1957 John Taylor & Co F
4 2–0–23 1557.0 G 22.00" 1908 John Taylor & Co F
5 3–0–0 1384.0 F 24.00" 1892 John Taylor & Co R
6 4–1–3 1233.0 E♭ 27.88" c1834 William Jefferies R
Source: N Bowden(D Cawley); A Higson; TimJ(J Hedgcock; REMRKS273)
Contributed by: Nick Bowden
Other bells
Bells Edit details
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
Clock 2 cwt 1620.0 G♯ 27.75" 1854 Charles & George Mears F
Unused 1 1½ cwt 1628.5 A♭ 20.25" 1860 Naylor, Vickers & Co B
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5,6 of 6 Steel Unidentified 8.1.A.b 6.1
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
13/02/2022 Unused: nominal added; note amended [Recorded and analysed by Nick Bowden]
05/09/2021 Clock bell: noted to be hemispherical; nominal added [David L Cawley via Ringing World 14 February 1992 pp.149-50, 156-7]
09/04/2020 1-6: frameid added; fr1: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
02/03/2020 Dis1: added [Nick Bowden via 00013631]
20/08/2019 1,2: turning added [Tim Jackson via 00013566]
08/07/2019 3(hemispherical): diam,canon info added [Nick Bowden via e-mail]
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