Bellringing in Studley 

Bellringing times

Practice Night is Thursday 7:30 – 9:00 pm.      
Sunday Service Ringing is 9:15 – 10:00 am
 

Would You Like to Have a Go and keep these bells ringing?

Ringing does not require great strength, it's more about technique. Ringers range from 9+ years to sometimes 90 years so its very often a family affair. Come along to a practice night and have a look.

          
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Contact

Louise Grubb (Tower Captain)    Tel    07845736033

About the bells

The original 5 bells were recast in 1688 and hung in the same wooden frame.   The bells were out of action during the WW2 years until in 1957 when a treble bell was added making a ring of 6 bells and the bells were rehung in a new steel frame.    At this point a new band of ringers needed to be trained. For the Millennium 2 additional bells were cast making the present-day ring of 8 bells.  Details on the bells are as follows: -

Bell	Weight cwt qrs lbs	Note	Diameter inches	Date	Founder
Treble / 1	4- 0 -7	G	25.00	1998	John Taylor
Inscription:    Bell Ringers and Parishioners  Millennium Bell
2	4- 1 -11	F#	26.00	1998	John Taylor
Inscription:    To God be the Glory
3	4-0-20	E	26.88	1957	John Taylor
Inscription:    Subscribed for by Parishioners
4	5-1-22	D	30.25	1688	Mathew I Bagley
Inscription:    Joseph Potter,    Minister.
5	5-3-1	C	31.63	1688	Mathew I Bagley
Inscription:    Matthew  Bagley  Made  Mee
6	6-2-10	B	33.00	1688	Mathew I Bagley
Inscription:     Edward Benton and Thomas Smith, CW.
7	8- 0-2	A	35.75	1688	Mathew I Bagley
Inscription:    Charles Russesell and William Parr, CW.     Thomas  Perkins George Robins, Colector  (2 coins cast into the lip)
Tenor / 8	11-1-9	G	39.75	1688	Mathew I Bagley
Inscription:   Fear God and Honor the King

You can listen to Studley's ring of eight here (scroll to the bottom of the video and press the play button):