Bridgwater, Somerset, S Mary
| Place | Bridgwater S Mary |
| Unitary authority | Somerset |
| Lieutenancy area | Somerset |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Somerset |
| Dove tower ID | 11086 |
| Rings | 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 25–1–1 in DSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | ST297369 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.12770, -3.00521View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | TA6 3ED |
| Diocese | Bath and Wells |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 488 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | https://bath-wells.org/tower/bridgwater-st-mary/ https://www.stmarysbells.org.uk/p/welcome.html |
| Affiliation | Bath and Wells Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 12, tenor 25–1–1 in D
| Bells | 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details | |||||||||
| Tenor | 25–1–1 (2829 lb or 1283 kg) in D (594.0 Hz) | |||||||||
| Extra bells | 6♭ | |||||||||
| All rings |
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| Practices | Mon 19:00 | |||||||||
| Projects & overhauls | 2020 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul) Augmented from 8 bells Augment to 12 + 6b with 5 new cast bells | |||||||||
| Tuned | 1899 | |||||||||
| Peals | View 79 peals in the Felstead Database | |||||||||
| Additional information | Ringing Centre: Sedgemoor Ringing Centre |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–2–20 | 1780.4 | A | 25.50″ | 2019 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–2–23 | 1586.8 | G | 26.40″ | 2019 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–3–11 | 1494.2 | F♯ | 27.00″ | 2019 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–1–19 | 1334.0 | E | 28.50″ | 2019 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–0–11 | 1190.0 | D | 30.00″ | 1899 | John Taylor & Co | F | 4 | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–0–24 | 1120.0 | C♯ | 31.00″ | 1745 | Thomas Bayley | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 7 | 8–1–1 | 994.0 | B | 35.50″ | 1640† | Robert I Austen | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 8 | 10–3–9 | 888.0 | A | 37.25″ | 1615† | George & William II Purdue | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 9 | 11–0–25 | 794.0 | G | 39.50″ | 1899 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 10 | 12–0–27 | 745.5 | F♯ | 41.75″ | 1721 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 11 | 15–3–24 | 668.5 | E | 46.50″ | 1721 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 12 | 25–1–1 | 594.0 | D | 53.75″ | 1868 | John Taylor & Co | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 6♭ | 7–0–20 | 1056.9 | C | 32.30″ | 2020 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 6b | 2020 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.C.e | 13 |
Update log
| 27/12/2023 | Frame Fr1: year, modification notes amended |
| 08/08/2023 | ART training centre deleted [Margaret Lee, Tower Captain] |
| 19/11/2020 | 1-4: date amended [D Paul Mason via 00014136] |
| 25/10/2020 | Frame Fr1: Mod layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 03/10/2020 | Restoration work complete [David Potter, JT&Co via Email] |
| 15/07/2020 | Tenor no longer 25-1-11 (reweighed, not retuned) [Paul Mason (JTco) via pNBR] |
| 15/07/2020 | Nu1-Nu4,Nu6b added; 5-12: wt amended; frame Fr1 modified [D Paul Mason via 00013910] |
| 10/12/2019 | Augmentation / frame replacement work has started [J Back, TimJ(#257), M Lee,tower captain via e-mail] |
| 30/10/2019 | Being augmented to 12 (remaining ringable at present) [TimJ (#251 info D Potter) via e-mail] |