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Skilgate, Somerset, S John Bapt
Place Skilgate
S John Bapt
Unitary authority Somerset
Lieutenancy area Somerset
Country England
Historic county Somerset
Dove tower ID 10376
Rings 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–3–23 in GSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SS986272
Latitude & longitude 51.03548, -3.44639View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode TA4 2DQ
Diocese Bath and Wells
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 561
URL http://bath-wells.org/towerselect.php?DoveID=SKILGATE
Affiliation Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 22 performances here, of which 1 was a peal and none were in the last two years
Ring of 5, tenor 9–3–23 in G
Bells 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 9–3–23 (1115 lb or 506 kg) in G (788.0 Hz)
Tuned 1922
Peals View 2 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–3–101184.0D27.00″1922Gillett & JohnstonFFC
24–3–131052.0C30.00″1922Gillett & JohnstonFFC
35–0–5986.0B31.88″1609†George PurdueRFC
46–3–25886.0A34.94″1648†William III PurdueRFC
59–3–23788.0G38.63″1612†George PurdueRFC
Source: CD Dorset pp 884,885,895; CBC; George Massey; CJP; CB Som; Alan Buswell
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,51922Cast ironWilliam Aggett and Sons
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