Bristol, City of Bristol, Priory Ch of S James (RC)
| Place | Bristol Priory Ch of S James Shown in county lists as Bristol, S James |
| Unitary authority | City of Bristol |
| Lieutenancy area | City of Bristol |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Gloucestershire |
| Dove tower ID | 14342 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 27¼ cwt in DSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | ST589734 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.45867, -2.59279View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | BS1 3NZ |
| Diocese | Bristol |
| Diocese | Clifton |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Church group | Roman Catholic Church |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 15460 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | http://bristolbells.weebly.com/st-james.html https://www.bellsgandb.org.uk/cgi-bin/makepage.cgi?b=1#6 |
| Affiliation | Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 7 boards 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. |
Ring of 10, tenor 27¼ cwt in D
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 27¼ cwt (~3050 lb or ~1380 kg) in D | ||||||
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| Peals | View 85 peals in the Felstead Database | ||||||
| Additional information | Former church of S James (Anglican) (until 1993) Building owned by St James Priory Project Charity (freehold since 2008) |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–2–17 | F♯ | 28.75″ | 1866 | John Taylor & Co pp Llewellins & James | Y | FC | ||||
| 2 | 5–2–3 | E | 29.25″ | 1771 | Thomas Rudhall | Y | FC | ||||
| 3 | 7 cwt | D | 32.25″ | 1755 | Abel Rudhall | Y | FC | ||||
| 4 | 7¼ cwt | C♯ | 33.13″ | 1755 | Abel Rudhall | Y | FC | ||||
| 5 | 8½ cwt | B | 35.50″ | 1755 | Abel Rudhall | Y | FC | ||||
| 6 | 9½ cwt | A | 38.00″ | 1755 | Abel Rudhall | Y | FC | ||||
| 7 | 10 cwt | G | 40.25″ | 1755 | Abel Rudhall | Y | FC | ||||
| 8 | 13½ cwt | F♯ | 42.75″ | 1755 | Abel Rudhall | Y | FC | ||||
| 9 | 17½ cwt | E | 47.75″ | 1778 | Thomas Rudhall | R | FC | ||||
| 10 | <28–0–25 | D | 54.25″ | 1839 | Thomas II Mears | R | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1, 2 | 1902 | Timber | Llewellins & James | ||||
| 1 | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | 1902 | Timber | Llewellins & James | 8.3 |
Update log
| 16/03/2026 | PN deleted [Philip Moyse via #009982] |
| 12/02/2024 | CHR Asset ID; ChurchCare code; CofE Diocese added [CHR] |
| 05/05/2021 | Anglican church until June 1993 when the leasehold was given to the Little Brothers of Nazareth Charity. The St James Priory Project Charity acquired the freehold in 2008. Ecclesiastical oversight by the RC Church. [Priory website] |
| 30/03/2020 | 9: canon info amended [Adam McCurdy via e-mail] |
| 07/12/2019 | fr1: layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 16/10/2019 | There IS now ringing: PN info added (shared with Whitehall) [Nick Bowden via e-mail] |
| 01/10/2019 | Postcode amended; URL added [N Bowden via e-mail] |