Poolstock, Greater Manchester, S James
| Place | Poolstock S James |
| Metropolitan borough | Wigan |
| Lieutenancy area | Greater Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Lancashire |
| Dove tower ID | 12919 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 25–2–21 in E♭See below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SD578045 |
| Latitude & longitude | 53.53569, -2.63808View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | WN3 5EZ |
| Diocese | Liverpool |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 7541 |
| Affiliation | Lancashire 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 8, tenor 25–2–21 in E♭
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 25–2–21 (2877 lb or 1305 kg) in E♭ (612.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Mon 19:00 |
| Projects & overhauls | 2025 by Blyth & Co New bearings provided on bell 7/8; bearing assemblies refurbished; new wheel irons provided throughout; new rollers fitted. 1896 by Mears & Stainbank (ring created) Ring installed |
| Peals | View 36 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | One bell (or more) from ring unringable: Tenor: pending wheel refurbishment when funds permit |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6–3–11 | 1233.0 | E♭ | 31.50″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 7–1–8 | 1151.5 | D | 32.50″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 8–2–13 | 1023.0 | C | 35.00″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 10–0–5 | 921.0 | B♭ | 37.38″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 11–3–8 | 818.5 | A♭ | 40.88″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 13–1–8 | 765.5 | G | 42.88″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 17–3–14 | 686.0 | F | 47.13″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 25–2–21 | 612.0 | E♭ | 52.88″ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctus | 13.00″ | 1803 | Y | N |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sanctus | |||||||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1896 | Oak | Mears & Stainbank | 6.A | 8.3 |
Update log
| 24/12/2025 | Project completed; project description amended; Tenor temporarily unringable flag added [Jo Blyth, Office Manager, Blyth & Co Ltd via REMRKS567] |
| 17/10/2025 | New project added [Jo Blyth, Office Manager, Blyth & Co Ltd] |
| 11/01/2023 | Frame Fr1: date, maker added, material amended; 1-8: nominal added, note amended [Alex Fishburn, local contact] |
| 09/03/2022 | Frame Fr1: truss, layout added. PN amended. 1-8: turning added. [Andrew Instone-Cowie visit 5 Mar 2022] |
| 15/07/2020 | 1-8: canon info amended [Adam McCurdy via e-mail] |