Durston, Somerset, S John Bapt
| Place | Durston S John Bapt |
| Unitary authority | Somerset |
| Lieutenancy area | Somerset |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Somerset |
| Dove tower ID | 12648 |
| Rings | 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 8 cwt in A♯See below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | ST290281 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.04791, -3.01292View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | TA3 5AG |
| Diocese | Bath and Wells |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 494 |
| URL | https://bath-wells.org/tower/durston-st-john-the-baptist/ |
| Affiliation | Bath and Wells Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 19 performances here, of which 2 were peals and none were in the last two years |
| 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 5, tenor 8 cwt in A♯
| Bells | 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 8 cwt (~900 lb or ~410 kg) in A♯ (949.5 Hz) |
| Peals | View 2 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Additional information | Tuning: 2-6 of 12 |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 cwt | 1345.0 | E | 26.00″ | 1892 | Llewellins & James | FC | ||||
| 2 | 5 cwt | 1285.0 | D♯ | 26.50″ | 1768 | Thomas Bayley | R | FC | |||
| 3 | 5½ cwt | 1124.0 | C♯ | 28.75″ | 1633 | Richard I Purdue | R | FC | |||
| 4 | 6½ cwt | 1001.0 | B | 31.75″ | 1821 | John Kingston | R | FC | |||
| 5 | 8 cwt | 949.5 | A♯ | 33.00″ | 1765 | Thomas Bayley | R | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | 1893 | Timber |
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Last updated: 08/05/2018