Frenchay, Gloucestershire, S John Bapt
| Place | Frenchay S John Bapt |
| Unitary authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Lieutenancy area | Gloucestershire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Gloucestershire |
| Dove tower ID | 12063 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 4–1–3 in E♭See below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | ST639774 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.49506, -2.52096View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | BS16 1NB |
| Diocese | Bristol |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 1397 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | http://southglosbells.wordpress.com/frenchay-s-john-bapt/ |
| Affiliation | Gloucester and Bristol 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. |
Ring of 6, tenor 4–1–3 in E♭
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 4–1–3 (479 lb or 217 kg) in E♭ (1233.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Mon |
| Projects & overhauls | 2024 by O'Shea Engineering Clapper and staple assemblies are being delivered to O’Shea Engineering by the customer, for refurbishment, including rebushing and profiling the shafts in the lathe |
| Peals | View 36 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–2–10 | 2073.0 | C | 18.50″ | 1991 | John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 1–2–22 | 1845.0 | B♭ | 19.50″ | 1991 | John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 1–2–18 | 1645.0 | A♭ | 20.00″ | 1957 | John Taylor & Co | F | FC | |||
| 4 | 2–0–23 | 1557.0 | G | 22.00″ | 1908 | John Taylor & Co | F | FC | |||
| 5 | 3–0–0 | 1384.0 | F | 24.00″ | 1892 | John Taylor & Co | R | FC | |||
| 6 | 4–1–3 | 1233.0 | E♭ | 27.88″ | c1834 | William Jefferies | R | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Additional information | Steel bell: Disused |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 2 cwt | 1620.0 | G♯ | 27.75″ | 1854 | Charles & George Mears | F | ||||
| Disused | 1½ cwt | 1628.5 | A♭ | 20.25″ | 1860 | Naylor, Vickers & Co | B |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | Steel | 8.1.A.b | 6.1 |
Update log
| 30/10/2024 | PN amended [John Payton #007635] |
| 18/08/2024 | Overhaul completed [Geoff Pick, local band member via #007352] |
| 17/04/2024 | New project added [Isaac O'Shea (O'Shea Engineering) #006841] |
| 13/02/2022 | Disused: nominal added; note amended [Recorded and analysed by Nick Bowden] |
| 05/09/2021 | Clock bell: noted to be hemispherical; nominal added [David L Cawley via Ringing World 14 February 1992 pp.149-50, 156-7] |
| 09/04/2020 | 1-6: frameid added; frame Fr1 added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 02/03/2020 | Disused added [Nick Bowden via 00013631] |
| 20/08/2019 | 1,2: turning added [Tim Jackson via 00013566] |
| 08/07/2019 | Clock (hemispherical): diam,canon info added [Nick Bowden via e-mail] |