Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers- Aylesbury

Established January 17 1881

St. Mary, Aylesbury, Bucks
Central Bucks branch of the ODG

St. Mary, Aylesbury©DB May 2005

Dedication: St. Mary, Aylesbury

Service Ringing: Sun 9.30

Practice night: Tue 7.30pm

The Bells (8) 21-2-12

Draught: average
Audibility: 4 - (On a scale of 1 to 5, 1=faint 5=very loud)
Extra facilities: CCTV is installed

Access to ringing chamber: Spiral staircase

Most of the bell information below comes from A.H.Cocks The Church Bells of Buckinghamshire, page 306.
The weights come from the Central Bucks website

A ring of 8; tenor 21-2-12, diameter 50;”, tuned to E^b

Bell	Weight cwt-qr-lb	Diameter (inches)	Strike note	Date cast	Founder	Foundry location	Inscription
treble	6-2-22	30½	E^b	1773	Pack & Chapman	Whitechapel	I MEAN TO MAKE IT UNDERSTOOD THAT THO' I'M LITTLE YET I'M GOOD. PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1773:
2	7-1-18	32¼	D	1773	Pack & Chapman	Whitechapel	IF YOU HAVE A JUDICIOUS EAR YOU.LL OWN MY VOICE IS SWEET AND CLEAR PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1773
3	7-2-10	33½	C	1773	Pack & Chapman	Whitechapel	SUCH WOND'ROUS POW'R TO MUSICK'S GIVEN. IT ELEVATES THE SOUL TO HEAVEN. PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1773
4	9-0-12	36½	B^b	1773	Pack & Chapman	Whitechapel	MUSICK IS MEDICINE TO THE MIND. PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1773
5	10-0-20	39¾	A^b	1854	C & G Mears	Whitechapel	C & G MEARS FOUNDERS LONDON PRAISE YE THE LORD. EDWARD BICKERSTETH. M.A. VICAR ACTON TINDAL ALFRED SELF EDWARD REDHEAD CHURCH WARDENS SEPT. 1^ST 1854.
6	11-2-22	42	G	1773	Pack & Chapman	Whitechapel	[Border] PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1773 [Border]
7	15-3-16	45½	F	1773	Pack & Chapman	Whitechapel	YE RINGERS ALL THAT PRIZE YOUR HEALTH & HAPPINESS. BE SOBER MERRY WISE & YOU'LL THE SAME POSSESS [Border] PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1773
tenor	21-2-12	50	E^b	1850	C & G Mears	Whitechapel	C & G MEARS FOUNDERS LONDON 1850 IN WEDLOCK BANDS ALL YE WHO JOIN WITH HANDS YOUR HEARTS UNITE SO SHALL OUR TUNEFULL TONGUES COMBINE TO LAUD THE NUPTIAL RITE THO TINDAL ZACHARIAH DANIEL HUNT MOSES LOVETT CHURCH WARDENS
sanctus		22		1612	William Yare	Reading	[border] 1612 [border] W[Shield F7]Y

Notes:

Church facilities: toilet

Travel Details: OS Grid Ref: SP817139 - Public car parks

Eating Places: ‘The Queen’s Head’

Local points of interest for non ringers:

Bucks County Museum (a few yards down Church Street) contains two historic bells from nearby Pitchcott.

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