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Bristol, City of Bristol, S John on the Wall
Place Bristol
S John on the Wall
Shown in county lists as Bristol, S John on the Wall
Unitary authority City of Bristol
Lieutenancy area City of Bristol
Country England
Historic county Gloucestershire
Dove tower ID 11615
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 11 cwt in FSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference ST587731
Latitude & longitude 51.45586, -2.59515View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode BS1 2EZ
Diocese Bristol
Ownership Churches Conservation Trust
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 15461
URLs http://bristolbells.weebly.com/st-john-on-the-wall.html
https://www.bellsgandb.org.uk/cgi-bin/makepage.cgi?b=1#7
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 441 performances here, of which 194 were peals and 46 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 11 cwt in F
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 11 cwt (~1200 lb or ~600 kg) in F (700.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
2007 by Local labour/guild/assn (major overhaul)
1986 by Robert Parker
The third bell had its canons removed; crown staple drilled out; and was rehung on its modified headstock
1649 by William III & Richard II Purdue (major overhaul)
Ring installed
List all
Peals View 193 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14¾ cwt1197.0D28.78″1706Abraham I RudhallY4FC
24¾ cwt1058.0C29.72″1649William III & Richard II PurdueR4FC
35¼ cwt967.5B♭32.10″1706Abraham I RudhallR4FC
46¼ cwt901.5A33.86″1706Abraham I RudhallY4FC
59½ cwt781.5G37.56″1649William III & Richard II PurdueR4FC
611 cwt700.0F40.90″1649William III & Richard II PurdueR4FC
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus¾ cwt1918.0B♭16.97″1785†Jonas HillYS
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 61895Cast ironThomas Blackbourn8.3.A.g6.13
Update log
06/12/20251-6: turning added; Sanctus: hanging added; 1986 project added [Phil Moyse, see also Bell News Vol*14, p.385; See also RW 3921, p.536 via #009457]
12/11/2025Fr1 added [Phil Moyse, from local knowledge]
07/07/2024The work on the spire is complete and permission has been given to resume ringing [Matt Dawson, tower correspondent #007171]
28/02/2024CofE Diocese added [CHR]
20/06/2022Ringing suspended temporarily as an inspection has indicated that tower repairs are required [Matt Dawson (tower correspondent)]
01/10/2019URL added [N Bowden via e-mail]
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