✖
  • Home
  • About Dove
  • Towers
  • Frames
  • Bells
  • Founders
  • Projects
  • Site Map
  • Help
≡Dove’s Guide for Church Bell Ringers
⚲
✖
Bristol, City of Bristol, Priory Ch of S James (RC)
PlaceBristol
Priory Ch of S James
Shown in county lists as Bristol, S James
Unitary authorityCity of Bristol
Lieutenancy areaCity of Bristol
CountryEngland
Historic countyGloucestershire
Dove tower ID14342
Rings10 (full-circle ring), tenor 27¼ cwt in DSee below
Frames2See below
Grid referenceST589734
Latitude & longitude51.45867, -2.59279View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeBS1 3NZ
DioceseBristol
DioceseClifton
Church groupChurch of England
Church groupRoman Catholic Church
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record15460
AlsoToilet
URLshttp://bristolbells.weebly.com/st-james.html
https://www.bellsgandb.org.uk/cgi-bin/makepage.cgi?b=1#6
AffiliationGloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 117 performances here, of which 84 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Peal boardsView 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
Bells10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor27¼ cwt (~3050 lb or ~1380 kg) in D
All rings
1027¼ cwt in D10 as tenor
69½ cwt in A6 as tenor
PealsView 85 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional informationFormer church of S James (Anglican) (until 1993)
Building owned by St James Priory Project Charity (freehold since 2008)
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–2–17F♯28.75″1866John Taylor & Co pp Llewellins & JamesYFC
25–2–3E29.25″1771Thomas RudhallYFC
37 cwtD32.25″1755Abel RudhallYFC
47¼ cwtC♯33.13″1755Abel RudhallYFC
58½ cwtB35.50″1755Abel RudhallYFC
69½ cwtA38.00″1755Abel RudhallYFC
710 cwtG40.25″1755Abel RudhallYFC
813½ cwtF♯42.75″1755Abel RudhallYFC
917½ cwtE47.75″1778Thomas RudhallRFC
10<28–0–25D54.25″1839Thomas II MearsRFC
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
21, 21902TimberLlewellins & James
13, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 101902TimberLlewellins & James8.3
Update log
16/03/2026PN deleted [Philip Moyse via #009982]
12/02/2024CHR Asset ID; ChurchCare code; CofE Diocese added [CHR]
05/05/2021Anglican 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]
30/03/20209: canon info amended [Adam McCurdy via e-mail]
07/12/2019fr1: layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
16/10/2019There IS now ringing: PN info added (shared with Whitehall) [Nick Bowden via e-mail]
01/10/2019Postcode amended; URL added [N Bowden via e-mail]
See full public log
Copyright © 2003–2026 Central Council of Church Bell Ringers
Content: Dove Team – Programming: Richard Smith & Sid Baldwin.
Download data
Admin Login   Acknowledgements