Grid Reference:-
140/437796
Postcode:
CV23 0LQ
Bell Audio:-
Hear the bells
Guild Affiliation:-
Coventry DG
Peals Rung Here:-
Felstead Database
Sunday Ringing:-
On a Rota
Check via correspondent
Practice Night:-
Wednesday
1930 - 2100
History Of The Bells
A pleasant village close to Coventry. The church is just off the main road through the village. The bells are rung from upstairs, the entrance being round the south corner of the bottom of the tower inside the church.
The frame and fittings are by Taylor, 1913 at which time the Smith of Edgbaston 5 were rehung and a treble added. The 2nd, 3rd & 5th bells indicate that they had been chip tuned after casting and the tenor "skirted" to raise its note slightly. Taylors tuned the whole ring to the note of the 5th during the restoration. The bells have been quarter turned and their canons removed.
Ball bearings were fitted by the local ringers (an early DIY job!) in 1969-70. These bells used to be rung from the ground floor. The ropes hung in two straight lines on opposite sides of the tower, and the ringers stood on a sloping floor! The ringers moved upstairs in 1970.
There is plenty of on-street parking near to the church.
Details Of The Bells
1 John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1913 4-0-11 26.00" 1380.0Hz 2 Joseph Smith, Edgbaston, 1705 5-0-27 27.25" 1230.0Hz 3 Joseph Smith, Edgbaston, 1705 5-1-11 30.50" 1099.0Hz 4 Joseph Smith, Edgbaston, 1705 5-2-07 31.75" 1036.0Hz 5 Joseph Smith, Edgbaston, 1705 5-3-08 32.375" 936.0Hz 6 Joseph Smith, Edgbaston, 1705 8-1-20 37.125" 822.0Hz
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