Siston, Gloucestershire, S Anne Mother of BVM
| Place | Siston S Anne Mother of BVM or Syston |
| Unitary authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Lieutenancy area | Gloucestershire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Gloucestershire |
| Dove tower ID | 14323 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–2–12 in GSee below 1 (other bells)See below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | ST688752 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.47519, -2.44996View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | BS16 9LS |
| Diocese | Bristol |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 1345 |
| URL | http://southglosbells.wordpress.com/siston-s-anne-mother-of-bvm/ |
| Affiliation | Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan 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 6, tenor 9–2–12 in G
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 9–2–12 (1076 lb or 488 kg) in G (804.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Fri (Check before; practice held at Kelston, S Nicholas, once every four to six weeks) 10:00 |
| Projects & overhauls | 2023 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd (major overhaul) Cracked #4 bell replaced using second-hand bell sourced via Keltek Trust (formerly bell 1/8 at Stowmarket). Cracked #4 bell remains in the tower but not hung. 1991 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul) The two trebles were recast; the back four bells were tuned; the bells were rehung with all new fittings in a new frame |
| Peals | View 1 peal in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–1–4 | 1349.0 | E | 26.63″ | 1991 | John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd | F | FC | |||
| 2 | 4–2–23 | 1197.0 | D | 28.25″ | 1991 | John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd | F | FC | |||
| 3 | 4–3–12 | 1073.0 | C | 29.88″ | 1828 | John Rudhall | R | FC | |||
| 4 | 5–1–21 | 1007.0 | B | 31.31″ | 1810 | William Dobson | R | FC | |||
| 5 | 6–3–14 | 901.0 | A | 34.63″ | 1664† | Roger II Purdue | Y | FC | |||
| 6 | 9–2–12 | 804.0 | G | 38.75″ | 1759 | William Evans | R | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | 1 (other bells)Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ex4 | 5–3–10 | 1010.0 | B | 32.25″ | 1664† | Roger II Purdue | Y | U |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 1991 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.D.a | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 | 1991 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.D.a | 5.1 |
Update log
| 25/07/2025 | PN added [Glenn Laurence, tower captain via REMRKS545] |
| 15/02/2024 | 4: nominal added [Andrew Nicholson] |
| 07/02/2024 | 4: weight, diameter amended [Andrew Nicholson] |
| 28/12/2023 | 4: bell brought from Stowmarket and retuned from D to B. Project complete. [Andrew Nicholson, Neal Dodge] |
| 28/12/2023 | 4: hanging updated (not hung at present) [Glenn Laurence, tower captain] |
| 27/11/2023 | New project added [Malcolm Taylor. Second-hand bell Information provided by David Kelly, Keltek Trust. Bell is to be tuned; revised details in due course] |
| 01/06/2023 | Overhaul added; frames Fr1, Fr2: date, maker added; frame Fr2: layout added [Richard Offen, citing RW 1992; #4237; p655] |
| 21/05/2023 | PN currently suspended and instead are being shared between Wapley 10.00 to 11.30 and Kelston 10.30 to 12.00 on alternate weeks. When resumed, practices will be Fri 10:00 - 11:30. [Glenn Laurence (tower captain) #005050] |
| 08/03/2023 | 4th cracked [David Matthews and David Kelly] |
| 09/04/2020 | 1-6: frameid added [Nick Bowden via e-mail] |
| 09/04/2020 | Frames Fr1,Fr2: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |