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 Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | BS16 1NB |
Diocese | Bristol |
Church | 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 BellBoard |
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 & events | 1List |
Peals | View 35 peals in the Felstead Database |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
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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: Unused 1 |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clock | 2 cwt | 1620.0 | G♯ | 27.75″ | 1854 | Charles & George Mears | F | ||||
Unused 1 | 1½ cwt | 1628.5 | A♭ | 20.25″ | 1860 | Naylor, Vickers & Co | B |
Details of frame
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
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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 | Unused: 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; fr1: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
02/03/2020 | Dis1: added [Nick Bowden via 00013631] |
20/08/2019 | 1,2: turning added [Tim Jackson via 00013566] |
08/07/2019 | 3(hemispherical): diam,canon info added [Nick Bowden via e-mail] |