Grid Reference:-
140/359869
Postcode:
CV12 8NH
Bell Audio:-
Hear the bells
Guild Affiliation:-
Coventry DG
Peals Rung Here:-
Felstead Database
Sunday Ringing:-
1030 - 1100 (check);
1800 - 1800 (check)
Practice Night:-
Tuesday
1900 - 2045 (check)
History Of The Bells
Just north of Coventry, Bedworth is a town in its own right. The church sits prominently in the Market Place.
The frame and fittings are by Taylor 1891 - the third being hung above the rest. The ring was rehung on ball bearings by Taylors in 1957-8. There is a 16" Taylor Sanctus bell of 1889, 0-3-16, in the cote above the chancel arch.
Until 1891 there were three bells, all by Watts. The second was retained, becoming the 6th of the new ring, but the treble (1627) and the tenor (1639) were recast, according to the inscriptions as the 5th & 7th of the ring. In 1876 Tilley reported that ".. the 2nd and 3rd had been quarter turned, the one much deepened and the other much sharpened."
Until recently the bells were rung from the ground floor, but a major church re-ordering project completed recently means they are now rung from upstairs. The re-ordering is very successful - there is even a small lift you can use to get upstairs! Entry to the church and thence the ringing chamber could be by either the north or south doors as there are north and south spiral staircases to get to the upper area.
There is little parking by the church but there are a number of car parks nearby. Please check before travelling to ring as there are few local ringers.
Details Of The Bells
1 John Taylor, Co, Loughborough 1891 3-1-05 24.50" 2 John Taylor, Co, Loughborough 1891 3-2-14 25.00" 3 John Taylor, Co, Loughborough 1891 4-1-14 27.00" 4 John Taylor, Co, Loughborough 1891 5-0-18 29.50" 5 John Taylor, Co, Loughborough 1891 6-3-23 32.50" 6 Hugh Watts II, Leicester 1629 6-2-14 33.75" 7 John Taylor, Co, Loughborough 1891 10-3-23 38.50" 8 John Taylor, Co, Loughborough 1891 14-0-18 42.50"
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