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West Monkton, Somerset, S Augustine
Place West Monkton
S Augustine
Unitary authority Somerset
Lieutenancy area Somerset
Country England
Historic county Somerset
Dove tower ID 10596
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 17–3–11 in D♯See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference ST262284
Latitude & longitude 51.05068, -3.05295View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode TA2 8QT
Diocese Bath and Wells
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 633
Also Toilet
URL https://bath-wells.org/tower/west-monkton-st-augustine/
Affiliation Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 93 performances here, of which 21 were peals and 3 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 17–3–11 in D♯
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 17–3–11 (1999 lb or 907 kg) in D♯ (606.0 Hz)
Practices Thu
Projects & overhauls
1986 by Robert Parker (major overhaul)
List all
Tuned 1986
Peals View 31 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information County books / DBR info discrepant
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
1 [1]6–1–8D♯31.00″1986Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
26–1–17C𝄪32.00″1986Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
37–3–13B♯34.25″1747Thomas BayleyRFC
48–1–1A♯36.00″1747Thomas BayleyRFC
59–3–10G♯38.00″1935Mears & StainbankRFC
611–0–16F𝄪41.50″1747Thomas BayleyRFC
712–1–11E♯43.25″1804Thomas (Castleman) III BilbieRFC
817–3–11606.0D♯48.25″1881John Taylor & CoRFC
Source: M Smith; JCB; D Sloman; GWM(Som); N Taylor
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
21986SteelRobert Parker
11986SteelRobert Parker
Notes

[1]Bell history

Bell 1/8 was cast from the metal of bell 1/5 at Charlynch, S Mary V, Somerset

Published: 09/01/2025

Update log
09/01/2025Note published re history of bell 1/8 [See CB Som, Massey]
30/06/20226: weight amended [Whitechapel records via David Sloman]
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