West Quantoxhead, Somerset, S Etheldreda
Place | West Quantoxhead S Etheldreda or St Audries |
Unitary authority | Somerset |
Lieutenancy area | Somerset |
Country | England |
Historic county | Somerset |
Dove tower ID | 15788 |
Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 10 cwt in GSee below |
Frames | 2See below |
Grid reference | ST113420 |
Latitude & longitude | 51.17042, -3.26989View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 51.16988, -3.26978 View on Google MapEdit details |
Postcode | TA4 4DS |
Diocese | Bath and Wells |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 615 |
URL | http://bath-wells.org/towerselect.php?DoveID=WEST+QUANT |
Affiliation | Bath and Wells Diocesan Association |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 6, tenor 10 cwt in G
Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 10 cwt (~1120 lb or ~510 kg) in G (802.0 Hz) |
Practices | Mon (1st) |
Peals | View 9 peals in the Felstead Database |
Additional information | PN shared: Bicknoller; West Quantoxhead |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2–3–16 | 1337.0 | E | 24.50″ | 1973 | John Taylor & Co | F | FC | |||
2 | 4–1–25 | 1191.0 | D | 28.00″ | 1920 | John Taylor & Co | F | FC | |||
3 | 4¾ cwt | 1060.0 | C | 30.00″ | 1855 | John Warner & Sons | FC | ||||
4 | 7½ cwt | 1020.0 | B | 34.25″ | c1450† | ? Exeter foundry | R | FC | |||
5 | 8 cwt | 911.5 | A | 36.00″ | c1450† | ? Exeter foundry | R | FC | |||
6 | 10 cwt | 802.0 | G | 39.25″ | 1790† | George Davis | R | FC |
Details of frames
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 1,2 | 1920 | John Sully | |||||
1 | 3,4,5,6 | 1855 | Oak | Henry Boswell |
Update log
07/02/2024 | Fr2: maker amended [Chris Pickford from the Taylors archive (NOT Taylors)] |
02/10/2023 | SNLat/SNLng added [Mark Philipson #005672] |
10/07/2022 | PN amended [Mark Philipson, tower captain] |