Grid Reference:-
151/289687
Postcode:
CV35 7RT
Bell Audio:-
Hear the bells
Guild Affiliation:-
Coventry DG
Peals Rung Here:-
Felstead Database
Sunday Ringing:-
0940 - 1000
Practice Night:-
Friday
1930 - 2100
History Of The Bells
Two trebles were added to the existing three bells by John Briant in 1793, the same year as he provided a ring of four for the nearby church at Ashow. These hang in a wooden frame (anti-clockwise circle) that is contemporary with the tower and made by William Steel Senior in 1791-2. Fittings are by J.E. Groves of Birmingham, 1921, with ball bearings supplied by Taylors in 1966. Taylors replaced the headstock on the third in 1983. The canons have been removed from all the bells and the weights of the trebles are before their removal. All the bells have been quarter turned, the tenor, a listed bell, a further eighth turned.
The bells ring quite well, but are a little loud in the ringing room. The tenor is one of the oldest bells in the Diocese. Chris Pickford's records have the tenor at 7cwt, but Dove suggests it is 8cwt. There is some possibility that the bells might be rehung in the existing frame and augmented to 6, an extra frame for one bell being added.
This church is easy to spot, especially from the North on the A46, just before the Warwick turn off as it is built on a slight hill. It is on the main road through the village. You get to the church via a small road just to the north of the church. You will find a small church car park at the east end of the church. Entry is via a door on the south side of the tower.
Details Of The Bells
1 John Briant, Hertford 1793 3-3-24 26.125" 1344.0Hz (E+33c) 2 John Briant, Hertford 1793 4-0-18 27.625" 1231.0Hz (D#-19c) 3 Abraham Rudhall I, Gloucester 1703 4¾cwt 28.00" 1149.5Hz (C#+63c) 4 Abraham Rudhall I, Gloucester 1703 5½cwt 30.75" 1009.5Hz (B+38c) 5 John De Stafford, Leicester c1360 7cwt 33.875" 888.0Hz (A+16c)
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