Bristol, City of Bristol, Christ Church
| Place | Bristol Christ Church Shown in county lists as Bristol, ChCh |
| Unitary authority | City of Bristol |
| Lieutenancy area | City of Bristol |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Gloucestershire |
| Dove tower ID | 15455 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 20 cwt in DSee below 3 (clock chime), hour bell 7 cwt in DSee below Other bellsSee below |
| Grid reference | ST588730 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.45504, -2.59304View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | BS1 2BB |
| Diocese | Bristol |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 1363 |
| URLs | http://bristolbells.weebly.com/christ-church.html https://www.bellsgandb.org.uk/cgi-bin/makepage.cgi?b=1#5 |
| Affiliation | Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 10, tenor 20 cwt in D
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 20 cwt (2240 lb or ~1020 kg) in D (606.0 Hz) | ||||||
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| Peals | View 306 peals in the Felstead Database | ||||||
| Additional information | Ringing currently not permitted since July 2023. Tower repairs are required |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5¼ cwt | 1488.0 | F♯ | 29.38″ | 1789† | William Bilbie | Y | FC | |||
| 2 | 5½ cwt | 1322.5 | E | 29.00″ | 1789† | William Bilbie | Y | FC | |||
| 3 | 5½ cwt | 1205.5 | D | 29.50″ | 1716† | Abraham I Rudhall | R | FC | |||
| 4 | 5½ cwt | 1122.5 | C♯ | 30.00″ | 1716† | Abraham I Rudhall | Y | FC | |||
| 5 | 6 cwt | 1010.0 | B | 32.00″ | 1716† | Abraham I Rudhall | Y | FC | |||
| 6 | 7 cwt | 898.0 | A | 34.50″ | 1716† | Abraham I Rudhall | Y | FC | |||
| 7 | 8¾ cwt | 798.5 | G | 37.50″ | 1716† | Abraham I Rudhall | Y | FC | |||
| 8 | 9¾ cwt | 752.0 | F♯ | 39.13″ | 1716† | Abraham I Rudhall | Y | FC | |||
| 9 | 12¾ cwt | 679.5 | E | 42.50″ | 1716† | Abraham I Rudhall | R | FC | |||
| 10 | 20 cwt | 606.0 | D | 48.75″ | 1716† | Abraham I Rudhall | Y | FC |
Clock chime, hour bell 7 cwt in D
| Bells | 3 (clock chime)Edit details |
| Hour bell | 7 cwt (~800 lb or ~400 kg) in D |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hour | 7 cwt | D | 32.50″ | 1713 | Evan I Evans | Y | D | ||||
| Quarter 1 | 2–1–4 | 1760.0 | A | 22.00″ | 1912 | Mears & Stainbank | F | D | |||
| Quarter 2 | 3–0–11 | 1398.0 | F | 24.75″ | 1912 | Mears & Stainbank | F | D |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctus | ¾ cwt | 2387.5 | D | 14.87″ | 1698† | Abraham I Rudhall | Y | D | |||
| Service | 1¼ cwt | 2353.0 | D | 16.50″ | 1713 | Evan I Evans | Y | D |
Update log
| 28/06/2024 | Ringing currently not permitted [Phil Moyse #007131] |
| 29/01/2023 | Service: nominal, note added [Nick Bowden (visited 28/01/2023) #004510] |
| 23/01/2022 | Q1,Q2: nominal added; Q1: diameter amended; Hour,Q1,Q2: hanging type added [JT records via D L Cawley via Nick Bowden] |
| 23/01/2022 | Sanctus: (approx) weight, nominal, note, canons, hanging type added. [Nick Bowden (visited 22/01/2022)] |
| 01/10/2019 | URL added [N Bowden via e-mail] |