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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
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Postcode TA6 3ED
Diocese Bath and Wells
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 488
Also Toilet
URL http://bath-wells.org/towerselect.php?DoveID=BRIDGWATER
Affiliation Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 160 performances here, of which 42 were peals and 11 were in the last two years
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
1225–1–1 in D12 as tenor
811–0–25 in G9 as tenor, using 6♭
610–3–9 in A8 as tenor
Practices Mon 19:00
Overhauled
2020 by John Taylor & Co
Augment to 12 + 6b with 5 new cast bells
Tuned 1899
Peals View 75 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Ringing Centre: Sedgemoor Ringing Centre
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–2–201780.4A25.50″2019John Taylor & CoFNFC
24–2–231586.8G26.40″2019John Taylor & CoFNFC
34–3–111494.2F♯27.00″2019John Taylor & CoFNFC
45–1–191334.0E28.50″2019John Taylor & CoFNFC
56–0–111190.0D30.00″1899John Taylor & CoF4FC
66–0–241120.0C♯31.00″1745Thomas BayleyR4FC
78–1–1994.0B35.50″1640†Robert I AustenR4FC
810–3–9888.0A37.25″1615†George & William II PurdueR8FC
911–0–25794.0G39.50″1899John Taylor & CoFNFC
1012–0–27745.5F♯41.75″1721Abraham II RudhallR8FC
1115–3–24668.5E46.50″1721Abraham II RudhallR8FC
1225–1–1594.0D53.75″1868John Taylor & CoR4FC
6♭7–0–201056.9C32.30″2020John Taylor & CoFNFC
Source: B Lee; Ellacombe(p30); CBC; CJND; Bull(JTco); A Higson; P Mason(JTco); TimJ(#304)
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,6b2020Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C.e13
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 2020 by John Taylor & Co
Frame modified from layout 8.3 using a mixture of the original (1899) and new (2020) frame sides.
Contributed by: D Paul Mason
Update log
27/12/2023Fr1: year and modification notes amended
08/08/2023ART training centre deleted [Margaret Lee, Tower Captain]
19/11/20201-4: date amended [D Paul Mason via 00014136]
25/10/2020fr1: Mod layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
03/10/2020Restoration work complete [David Potter, JT&Co via Email]
15/07/2020Tenor no longer 25-1-11 (reweighed, not retuned) [Paul Mason (JTco) via pNBR]
15/07/2020Nu1-Nu4,Nu6b added; 5-12: wt amended; fr1: modified [D Paul Mason via 00013910]
10/12/2019Augmentation / frame replacement work has started [J Back, TimJ(#257), M Lee,tower captain via e-mail]
30/10/2019Being augmented to 12 (remaining ringable at present) [TimJ (#251 info D Potter) via e-mail]
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