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Midsomer Norton, Somerset, S John Bapt
Place Midsomer Norton
S John Bapt
Unitary authority Bath and North East Somerset
Lieutenancy area Somerset
Country England
Historic county Somerset
Dove tower ID 15593
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 21–1–15 in E♭See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference ST662541
Latitude & longitude 51.28574, -2.48547View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode BA3 2HX
Diocese Bath and Wells
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 447
Also Toilet
URLs https://bath-wells.org/tower/midsomer-norton-st-john-the-baptist/
http://www.inspirewebdesign.com/ringsof12/tower_details.asp?towerid=65
Affiliation Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 246 performances here, of which 119 were peals and 27 were in the last two years
Ring of 12, tenor 21–1–15 in E♭
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 21–1–15 (2395 lb or 1086 kg) in E♭ (633.0 Hz)
All rings
1221–1–15 in E♭12 as tenor
66–2–12 in B♭8 as tenor
Peals View 238 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–2–121920.0B♭24.75″1976Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
24–1–101712.0A♭25.75″1976Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
34–3–141611.0G26.75″1976Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
45–2–21440.0F28.75″1976Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
56–2–41283.0E♭30.88″1750†Thomas I BilbieRFC
66–2–31209.0D31.50″1750†Thomas I BilbieRFC
77–0–271075.0C33.13″1750†Thomas I BilbieRFC
86–2–12954.0B♭33.38″1623†Roger I PurdueRFC
97–3–16849.0A♭35.88″1623†Roger I PurdueRFC
1010–1–9798.0G39.25″1623†Roger I PurdueRFC
1115–0–25710.0F44.63″1793Thomas & James BilbieRFC
1221–1–15633.0E♭50.38″1750Thomas I BilbieRFC
Source: M Wilby(Rings of 12); CBC; D Bryant; ADH; NWB; CJP; GWM(Som); M Higby; TimJ(REMRKS269)
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
23,4,6,7,9,10,11,121954Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co
11,2,5,81897Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 1976 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Frame modified by the addition of cast iron trusses
Contributed by: Matthew Higby
Update log
14/03/20201-4: turning added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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