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West Buckland, Somerset, Blessed Virgin Mary
Place West Buckland
Blessed Virgin Mary
Unitary authority Somerset
Lieutenancy area Somerset
Country England
Historic county Somerset
Dove tower ID 14103
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 14–0–16 in ESee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference ST173204
Latitude & longitude 50.97772, -3.17899View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode TA21 9LZ
Diocese Bath and Wells
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 682
URL https://bath-wells.org/tower/west-buckland-blessed-virgin-mary/
Affiliation Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 91 performances here, of which 9 were peals and 4 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 14–0–16 in E
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 14–0–16 (1584 lb or 718 kg) in E (665.0 Hz)
Practices Mon
Peals View 14 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–2–151141.0C♯30.50″1902Mears & StainbankRFC
26–1–251013.5B32.50″1902Mears & StainbankRFC
37–0–9897.0A34.75″1848 (1849)Charles & George MearsRFC
49–3–3844.0G♯39.75″1848 (1849)Charles & George MearsRFC
512–0–13750.0F♯41.50″1606†George PurdueRFC
614–0–16665.0E44.50″1629†Richard I PurdueRFC
Source: D Bryant(twr website); A Higson; GWM(Som); CJP
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61956Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co
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