West Huntspill, Somerset
| Place | West Huntspill Shown in county lists as West Huntspill, Poultry Ring |
| Unitary authority | Somerset |
| Lieutenancy area | Somerset |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Somerset |
| Dove tower ID | 15070 |
| Rings | 6 (lightweight ring), tenor 0–1–14⅝ in FSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Ownership | Private ownership |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 5 performances here, of which none were peals and 3 were in the last two years |
| 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Lightweight ring of 6, tenor 0–1–14⅝ in F : Poultry Ring
| Bells | 6 (lightweight ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 0–1–14⅝ (42 lb 10 oz or 19.33 kg) in F (713.5 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 2025 by Matthew Higby & Co (ring created) Newly installed ring of six |
| Peals | No peals listed in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0–0–17⅞ | 1196.1 | D | 8.31″ | 2017 | Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 0–0–16⅜ | 1067.9 | C | 8.38″ | 2017 | Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 0–0–21 | 953.5 | B♭ | 9.13″ | 2021 | Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 0–0–24¾ | 894.8 | A | 9.63″ | 2021 | Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 0–1–5⅛ | 799.0 | G | 10.88″ | 2021 | Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 0–1–14⅝ | 713.5 | F | 11.81″ | 2017 | Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [1] | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | c2013 | Steel | (The owner) | 8.1.A.b | 6.4 |
Notes
[1]Frame Fr1
Bells are hung in the same frame previously occupied by the Chair Ring.
Published: 22/12/2025; updated: 02/08/2026
Update log
| 22/12/2025 | Frame note added [Matthew Higby] |
| 04/12/2025 | New project, new ring, new bells added; old ring details amended [Matthew Higby; Ben Kipling, Higby & Co. (new bell details)] |
| 18/10/2025 | 1-6: hum added [Recorded and analysed by Nick Bowden] |
| 17/07/2025 | B&W DA URL deleted; gives 404 error (not found) |
| 29/05/2025 | URL added [Mini Ring Directory] |
| 03/07/2022 | Bells removed 15 Apr 2022 |
| 01/05/2022 | Bells removed [Matthew Higby] |