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Marksbury, Somerset, S Peter
Place Marksbury
S Peter
Unitary authority Bath and North East Somerset
Lieutenancy area Somerset
Country England
Historic county Somerset
Dove tower ID 12974
Rings 6 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 9–0–9 in GSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference ST666623
Latitude & longitude 51.35891, -2.48052View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode BA2 9HG
Diocese Bath and Wells
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 374
Also Toilet
URL http://bath-wells.org/towerselect.php?DoveID=MARKSBURY
Affiliation Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 6, tenor 9–0–9 in G
Bells 6 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 9–0–9 (1017 lb or 461 kg) in G (797.8 Hz)
Projects & events 1List
Peals View 21 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Unringable
Future plans: to be restored allowing full-circle ringing to resume
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–2–81341.0E28.00″1782†William BilbieR4FC
24–1–21177.5D28.50″1782†William BilbieR4FC
34–3–121071.0C29.75″1782†William BilbieR4FC
45–1–131010.5B31.00″1782†William BilbieR4FC
56–3–7887.0A34.25″1782†William BilbieR4FC
69–0–9797.8G38.35″1820Thomas II MearsR4FC
Source: D Kelly; JGMS/GAD(AMB); P Denton(twr info); GWM(Som); B Kipling; M Higby(CBC); TimJ(#284)
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5,6 c1907 Oak Llewellins & James
Update log
30/05/2020 Tenor wt amended (tuned) from 9-3-8 [TimJ(#284) via e-mail]
30/05/2020 6: wt,diam,nominal amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
15/02/2020 Project on hold: fundraising as new frame required [TimJ(#265 info Matthew Higby) via e-mail]
09/08/2019 Tenor wt amended from ~10cwt to 'as received' value [Ben Kipling via pNBR]
09/08/2019 1-6: wt amended(>'as received' value) [Benjamin Kipling via 00013540]
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