The Bells
The tower contains a ring of 8 bells in the key of F Major, the heaviest bell weighing about three quarters of a ton.
Originally a ring of five, they were extensively restored and augmented in 2007.
Bell
Founder and date
Note
Weight (cwt-quarters-pounds)
1
Taylor, Eayre and Smith, 2007
F
4-3-24
2
Taylor, Eayre and Smith, 2007
E
5-1-22
3
Taylor, Eayre and Smith, 2007
D
5-2-33
4
John Taylor and Co, 1884
C
6-0-8
5
John Taylor and Co, 1884
Bb
7-2-9
6
John Taylor and Co, 1884
A
8-0-3
7
John Taylor and Co, 1884
G
10-3-13
8
John Taylor and Co, 1884
F
16-1-2
Bell inscriptions
1 St Anne
Given in celebration of the life of Clare Pipe-Wolferstan 1954-2001
2 St Mark
These three trebles were cast and the old bells restored AD 2007
Rector Rev’d Paul Harris
Church Warden Stephen Lamburn
Tower Captain Simon J Ridley
3 St Cecelia
Funded by The Gloucestershire Environmental Trust
4 St James
5 St John
6 St Stephen
7 St Andrew
8 St Paul