Bath, Somerset, Christ Church
| Place | Bath Christ Church Shown in county lists as Bath, ChCh |
| Unitary authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Lieutenancy area | Somerset |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Somerset |
| Dove tower ID | 14089 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 13–0–4 in GSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | ST748654 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.38767, -2.36262View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | BA1 2RH |
| Diocese | Bath and Wells |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 340 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | https://bath-wells.org/tower/bath-christ-church/ |
| Affiliation | Bath and Wells Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 1 board recording performances at this tower 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 8, tenor 13–0–4 in G
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 13–0–4 (1460 lb or 662 kg) in G (775.4 Hz) |
| Practices | Sat 09:30 |
| Projects & overhauls | 2015 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd Former ring replaced by another ring of 8 in a new frame |
| Peals | View 11 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–3–6 | 1554.5 | G | 25.19″ | 2014 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 3–3–20 | 1457.1 | F♯ | 25.69″ | 2014 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–1–17 | 1299.6 | E | 27.09″ | 2014 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 4–3–2 | 1160.5 | D | 28.33″ | 2014 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 5–1–19 | 1036.2 | C | 30.63″ | 2014 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–1–8 | 973.0 | B | 32.00″ | 1952 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 8–3–23 | 866.4 | A | 36.00″ | 1952 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 13–0–4 | 775.4 | G | 40.50″ | 1952 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 2014 | Steel | Nicholson Engineering Ltd | 8.1.B.a | 8.3 |
Notes
[1]Destination of the old ring of 8 removed in 2013
1/8: Ipstones 2/6, 2/8: Ipstones 3/6, 3/8: Ipstones 4/6, 4/8: Willingale 4/6, 5/8: Ipstones 6/6, 6/8: Sydney, S Paul of the Cross, Dulwich Hill, Australia, 7/8: Prescot 6/8. 8/8: Scrapped
Published: 06/03/2024
Update log
| 23/06/2023 | 1-8: nominal amended; 1-4: diameter amended [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records #005193] |
| 27/11/2022 | Transfer of the front 7 of old 8 in 2014 noted. |
| 10/08/2022 | Fr1: Truss added [David Kelly] |
| 09/08/2021 | 1-8: turning added [Dave Kelly] |