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Abson, Gloucestershire, S James Gt
Place Abson
S James Gt
Unitary authority South Gloucestershire
Lieutenancy area Gloucestershire
Country England
Historic county Gloucestershire
Dove tower ID 15632
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–1–24 in F♯See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference ST705748
Latitude & longitude 51.47175, -2.42593View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode BS30 5TT
Diocese Bristol
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 1401
Also Toilet
URLs http://southglosbells.wordpress.com/abson-s-james-gt/
https://www.bellsgandb.org.uk/cgi-bin/makepage.cgi?b=2#24
https://www.bristolrural.co.uk/page40.htm
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 98 performances here, of which 5 were peals and 6 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 10–1–24 in F♯
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 10–1–24 (1172 lb or 532 kg) in F♯ (744.0 Hz)
Overhauled
1926 by Gillett & Johnston
Tuned 1926
Peals View 26 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–111262.0D♯28.00″2008Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
24–3–01076.0C♯29.13″1718Edward BilbieYFC
35–3–26968.0B31.13″c1540†Henry JeffriesYFC
46–2–25910.0A♯33.50″1715Edward BilbieYFC
59–2–7846.0G♯37.50″c1500†Bristol foundryYFC
610–1–24744.0F♯39.50″c1450†Bristol foundryYFC
Source: M Smith; CBC; M Higby; N Bowden(DLC); A Buswell; D Kelly; TimJ(REMRKS273)
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61926Cast ironGillett & Johnston8.3.A.m6.1
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
25/09/2023Postcode amended [Quarterly postcode check using ONS data sourced via Doogal website]
07/01/20221: weight amended. [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via D Sloman]
09/04/2020fr1: truss,layout added,material amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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