Portishead, Somerset, S Peter
| Place | Portishead S Peter |
| Unitary authority | North Somerset |
| Lieutenancy area | Somerset |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Somerset |
| Dove tower ID | 10069 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 15 cwt in FSee below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | ST466760 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.48047, -2.77024View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | BS20 6PS |
| Diocese | Bath and Wells |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 474 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | http://bath-wells.org/towerselect.php?DoveID=PORTISHEAD |
| Affiliation | Bath and Wells Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 8, tenor 15 cwt in F
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 15 cwt (~1700 lb or ~800 kg) in F (704.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Tue |
| Overhauled | 2024 by Matthew Higby & Co Cracked 6th bell replaced; replacement bell hung using existing fittings 2005 by Matthew Higby & Co 1987 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry 1907 by Llewellins & James 1900 by Thomas Doble |
| Peals | View 73 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | One bell (or more) cracked or broken |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–1–12 | 1410.0 | F | 26.50″ | 1897 | John Taylor & Co | F | 4 | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–2–0 | 1330.0 | E | 27.25″ | 1897 | John Taylor & Co | F | 4 | FC | ||
| 3 | 4½ cwt | 1215.0 | D | 29.00″ | 1772† | Abraham Bilbie | R | M | FC | ||
| 4 | 4¾ cwt | 1072.0 | C | 30.00″ | 1772† | Abraham Bilbie | R | M | FC | ||
| 5 | 5¼ cwt | 939.0 | B♭ | 32.00″ | 1772† | Abraham Bilbie | R | M | FC | ||
| 6 | 8–0–20 | 921.0 | A | 35.12″ | 2024 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 8–2–6 | G | 37.88″ | 1984 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | |||
| 8 | 15 cwt | 704.0 | F | 44.00″ | 1772† | Abraham Bilbie | R | M | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctus | ½ cwt | c1799 | |||||||||
| ex6 | 6¼ cwt | 921.0 | A | 34.00″ | 1772† | Abraham Bilbie | R | M | U |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sanctus | |||||||
| 1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | 1907 | Cast iron | Llewellins & James | 8.3.A.h | 8.1 |
Update log
| 23/10/2024 | Project completed; 6: new bell details added [Matthew Higby #007606] |
| 15/02/2024 | New project added [Matthew Higby] |
| 05/12/2023 | Fr1: material, truss added [Matthew Higby via Frame Backlog] |
| 12/05/2022 | Overhauls added; 1-8: turning added; Fr1: layout added [George Wyatt, from personal visit] |
| 12/09/2019 | 6th is cracked [TimJ (REMRKS246 info G Wyatt) via e-mail] |
| 12/09/2019 | 6: cracked [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |