Bellringing in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire |
Service Ringing:
Sundays 09.20 to 09.55 and 17.50 to 18.25
It is very rare for there not to be a Sunday Morning
Service, but visiting ringers are advised to check if
they are proposing to come for the Sunday Evening
Service, as quarter peals are occasionally attempted in place of the
normal open evening ringing.
These times are subject to alteration on special
occasions such as Christmas, Easter and Remembrance
Sunday.
Practice Night:
Fridays 20.00 to 21.30
Visiting Ringers are always welcome to both
Service Ringing and practice night
Please check our News Page for any last minute changes
Learning to Ring:
The Beaconsfield ringers are always happy to welcome anyone who would like to learn to ring. Please either contact
our tower correspondent, or simply come along to meet us on any Sunday or practice night
Tower Correspondent
Our tower correspondent may be contacted by e-mail at the following address:
The Bells:
The Beaconsfield Parish Church has a ring of eight
bells, originally cast by Mears & Stainbank in 1884,
as follows:
Bell | Weight | Note | Date |
Treble | 5-2-08 | D | 1884 |
2nd | 5-3-02 | C# | 1977 |
3rd | 6-2-07 | B | 1884 |
4th | 7-2-26 | A | 1884 |
5th | 9-1-18 | G | 1884 |
6th | 11-0-24 | F# | 1977 |
7th | 14-2-18 | E | 1884 |
Tenor | 19-1-20 | D | 1884 |
The bells were re-hung in 1977 by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, at which time the 2nd and 6th were re-cast. The existing wooden frame was retained, but new headstocks fitted with roller bearings were installed. A concrete ring beam was cast to replace infested wooden support beams and stabilise the tower. Subsequently, sound control was fitted to reduce the sound level on practice nights.
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If you are interested in finding out whether a tower near you has bells and ringers, I would suggest that you consult "DOVE'S GUIDE for Church Bell Ringers". This aims to list all bell towers, world wide, with four or more bells, where the bells are capable of being rung full-circle in the traditional English way. It also gives a contact e-mail addresses in many cases.
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