Grid Reference:-
139/201890
Postcode:
B46 3AJ
Bell Audio:-
Hear
the bells
Guild Affiliation:-
St Martins Guild
Peals Rung Here:-
Felstead Database
Sunday Ringing:-
0900 - 0930
1800 - 1830
Practice Night:-
Tuesday
1930 - 2100
History Of The Bells
This church has a large tower and spire that can be seen for many miles around. It was used as a lookout post in WWII, being then the tallest vantage point in the area.
Until the 20th century these were an old ring of six, (tenor 12-2-22), by Joseph Smith, cast in 1720 to replace a ring of five. The ring was augmented to eight by Taylors in 1923 by the addition of two trebles. These bells were an anti-clockwise ring until 1977 when 8 new bells were cast around the existing two trebles and the whole ring rehung in a lowside frame.
There is some parking in and around Church Hill, though this might be taken at busy times.
Details Of The Bells
1 John Taylor & Co, (Bellfounders) Loughborough 1978 3-2-22 22.875" 1881.0Hz (A#+15c) 2 John Taylor & Co, (Bellfounders) Loughborough 1978 3-3-10 23.75" 1676.0Hz (G#+15c) 3 John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1923 4-0-00 25.125" 1488.0Hz (F#+9c) 4 John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1923 4-2-14 26.625" 1404.0Hz (Ex+9c) 5 John Taylor & Co, (Bellfounders) Loughborough 1978 4-3-10 28.00" 1247.0Hz (D#+3c) 6 John Taylor & Co, (Bellfounders) Loughborough 1978 5-0-26 29.50" 1108.0Hz (C#-1c) 7 John Taylor & Co, (Bellfounders) Loughborough 1978 6-3-04 32.50" 988.0Hz (B+0c) 8 John Taylor & Co, (Bellfounders) Loughborough 1978 8-0-17 34.375" 931.0Hz (A#-2c) 9 John Taylor & Co, (Bellfounders) Loughborough 1978 10-1-22 38.00" 828.0Hz (G#-5c) 10 John Taylor & Co, (Bellfounders) Loughborough 1978 14-0-24 42.375" 734.0Hz (F#-14c)
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