The nine and a half tonne bell is the largest bell in Bristol and the sixth heaviest in Britain. Great George is the third largest bell that can be swung by rope and wheel in the country. When cast in 1924 it was regarded as the finest E-flat bell in the whole of Europe. Today it is still one of the finest and deepest toned bells in the world.
The bell is only rung for significant national and local events, both sad and joyful.