Bristol, City of Bristol, S Nicholas
| Place | Bristol S Nicholas |
| Unitary authority | City of Bristol |
| Lieutenancy area | City of Bristol |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Gloucestershire |
| Dove tower ID | 18691 |
| Rings | 4 (chime), tenor 29–0–22 in D♭See below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | ST589729 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.45393, -2.59224View on OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | BS1 2AW |
| Diocese | Bristol |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 18572 |
| URL | https://bristolbells.weebly.com/st-nicholas.html |
Chime of 4, tenor 29–0–22 in D♭
| Bells | 4 (chime)Edit details |
| Tenor | 29–0–22 (3270 lb or 1483 kg) in D♭ (548.0 Hz) |
| Peals | View 73 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Tuning: 3,6,7#,10 of 10 |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curfew | 11–0–21 | 776.0 | G | 39.13″ | 1960 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | |||
| Hour | 29–0–22 | 548.0 | D♭ | 54.75″ | 1960 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | |||
| Q1 | 4–1–17 | 1097.0 | D♭ | 28.50″ | 1960 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | |||
| Q2 | 8–3–26 | 822.5 | A♭ | 36.50″ | 1960 | John Taylor & Co | F | N |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [2] | Curfew,Hour,Q1,Q2 | 1897 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.C.e | 10.X |
Notes
[1]Source contributor
D L Cawley, Jul 1989
Published: 23/11/2021
[2]Frame layout
Similar to Layout 10.3 reverse with pit 5 turned through 90 degrees and sharing the side with pit 6. The layout 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 of Layout 10.3R is transposed to 7-6-4-3-2-1-10-9-8-5. The current bells hang in the following pits of the old 10 bell frame. Q1 in pit 1, Q2 in pit 5, hour bell in tenor pit, curfew bell in pit 6.
Published: 13/02/2023; updated: 13/02/2023
Update log
| 18/05/2023 | Listed building attributes added [Historic England] |
| 13/02/2023 | Frame Fr1 layout narrative added [Nicholas Bowden website] |
| 14/09/2022 | Frame Fr1 added [John Taylor archive via Chris Pickford] |
| 08/03/2022 | 1-4: role, note, cast year amended; 3,4: diameter amended; 1-4: turning added [Chris Pickford from the Taylors archive] |
| 28/02/2022 | 4: weight amended [Chris Pickford from the Taylors archive] |
| 27/11/2021 | 2: weight amended; 1-4: nominal added. [John Taylor records via C J Pickford and N W Bowden] |