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 map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | BS1 2BB |
| Diocese | Bristol |
| Church group | 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 BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 230 performances here, of which 166 were peals and none were in the last two years |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 6 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
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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| Projects & overhauls | 1716 by Abraham I Rudhall (ring created) Ring installed | ||||||
| Peals | View 306 peals in the Felstead Database | ||||||
| Additional information | Only limited ringing allowed: service ringing only |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | 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 | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Hour | 7 cwt | D | 32.50″ | 1713 | Evan I Evans | Y | D |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | 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
| 27/02/2026 | Limited ringing only [Phil Moyse via #009887] |
| 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] |