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Glastonbury, Somerset, S John Bapt
Place Glastonbury
S John Bapt
Shown in county lists as Glastonbury, S John Bapt
Lieutenancy area Somerset
Country England
Dove tower ID 12766
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 14–1–22 in FSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference ST499390
Latitude & longitude 51.14810, -2.71643View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode BA6 9JQ
Diocese Bath and Wells
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
URL http://bath-wells.org/towerselect.php?DoveID=GLASTONBYJ
Affiliation Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 8, tenor 14–1–22 in F
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 14–1–22 (1618 lb or 734 kg) in F (683.0 Hz)
Overhauled
1993 by Robert Parker
Tuned 1993
Peals View 32 peals in the Felstead Database
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 5–2–6 1369.5 F 28.63" 1992 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
2 5–2–23 1292.0 E 29.44" 1992 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
3 6–1–27 1151.5 D 31.00" 1878 John Taylor & Co R 8
4 6–1–14 1035.0 C 31.50" 1878 John Taylor & Co R 8
5 6–3–19 913.0 B♭ 34.50" 1743 Thomas I Bilbie R 8
6 8–3–2 862.0 A 36.38" 1992 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
7 10–2–6 767.5 G 40.75" 1748 Thomas I Bilbie R 8
8 14–1–22 683.0 F 46.00" 1905 John Warner & Sons F 8
Source: M Smith; B Parker; GWM(Som); C Pickford; N Taylor
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Other bells
Bells Edit details
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
Sanctus 0–2–16 2200.0 C♯ 15.00" 1922 John Taylor & Co
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
8 Sanctus Unidentified
1 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 of 8 1992 Steel Robert Parker
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Update log
29/06/2020 Tenor note & ring key not E (nominal F-30c) [Nigel Taylor via e-mail]
29/06/2020 1-8 nominal,turning added,note amended; 6: wt amended; [Nigel Taylor via 00013870]
29/06/2020 1,2,6: diam amended [Nigel Taylor via 00013870]
22/02/2020 Ringing suspension lifted [Brian Mountjoy via e-mail]
09/01/2019 Ringing suspended (possibly for all 2019): church reordering [TimJ (info: Brian Mountjoy) via e-mail]
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Content: Dove Team — Programming: Sid Baldwin & Richard Smith.
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