Bell Ringing

The bell ringing teams welcome enquiries from experienced ringers or those wanting to learn the relaxing art of bell-ringing; a pastime that costs nothing and provides excellent social contacts. For further information on how to get involved, please contact us using the Get in Touch page.

There were four bells in the tower in 1552, and six until 1986. There are now eight, ranging in weight from 3 to 12 hundredweight, and tuned to F major. Richard Keene of Woodstock cast the sixth and seventh bells in 1672, Thomas Swain of Longford, Middlesex, cast the third bells in 1787. In 1829 Robert Taylor cast the fifth bell at his Oxford foundry in 1829. Mears and Stainbank of Whitechapel recast the tenor bell in 1965. Then the Whitchapel Bell Foundry cast the present treble and second bells in 1986.

Tower Captain – John Napper