Grid Reference:-
139/123749
Postcode:
B94 6DE
Bell Audio:-
None Available
Guild Affiliation:-
St Martins Guild
Peals Rung Here:-
Felstead Database
No Regular Ringing
History Of The Bells
The church was built in 1840 as a Chapel of Easein the parish of Tanworth, to the designs of James Benjamin Harris of Henley in Arden. It become a separate parish in 1843. A western saddleback tower, designed by G. T. Robinson of Leamington Spa, the Archidiaconal Architect, was added to it in 1861-2 at a cost of £1,200. this was given by Thomas Burman in memory of his parents. The tower was not touched when the body of the church was rebuilt in 1899.
The bells, which cost £270, still hang in original frame, by W Ballard of Leamington, but were rehung in 1937 when Gillett & Johnston provided new gudgeons and ball bearings. The bells were tuned and quarter turned, but the canons were not removed. The cost of this work was £138. The treble's headstock was replaced in July of 2009.
Details Of The Bells
1 John Warner & Sons, London 1861 4-3-20 28.00" 2 John Warner & Sons, London 1861 4-3-07 29.00" 3 John Warner & Sons, London 1861 5-1-07 29.75" 4 John Warner & Sons, London 1861 6-0-20 31.75" 5 John Warner & Sons, London 1861 8-0-21 35.875"
Photo Gallery
The Treble with its new headstock. |
The Ellacombe Apparatus |
The Belfry stage of the tower |