Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers- Amersham

Established January 17 1881

St. Mary, Amersham, Bucks
East Berks & South Bucks branch of the ODG

St. Mary, Amersham ©PB 14 Apr 2004

Dedication: St. Mary, Amersham

Service Ringing: Sun 9.40, 5.25

Practice night: Wed 8.00pm - On first Thursday of every month, 12 bell practice 8pm - 9.15pm Stedman Cinques, Cambridge Maximus and occasionally Bristol Maximus.

Availability and Restrictions Readily available for Visiting ringers, quarter peals and peals provided not too many are arranged on the same day. The Bells (12) 19-0-6 tuned to E

Audibility: 4 - (On a scale of 1 to 5, 1=faint 5=very loud)

Access to ringing chamber: Forty steps

The information below comes from Rings of Twelve web site

Brief History

The old 19cwt ring of six was recast in 1983 and augmented to an eight with a tenor of 17cwt. The Bells were hung in a new metal frame for eight, though within a few months the tenor was replaced with the existing heavier bell. Ten years later the frame was extended and four new trebles added to create a ring of twelve all hanging on one tier. At this time tuning work was carried out on the front five bells of the eight. In 1996 a sharp second was added by Taylors and hung on the same level as the other bells, replacing a dumb-bell which was removed owing to space constraints.

Frame: lowside iron.
Gear: iron headstocks, ball-bearings; all by Taylor’s of Loughborough.

A ring of 12; tenor 19-0-6, tuned to E.

Bell	Weight cwt-qr-lb	Diameter	Strike Note	Date cast	Founder	Foundry location
treble	3-1-18	22½	B	1993	J. Taylor & Co.	Loughborough
2-sharp	3-1-26	23	A^#	1996	J. Taylor & Co.	Loughborough
2	3-1-16	23½	A	1993	J. Taylor & Co.	Loughborough
3	3-2-6	24	G^#	1993	J. Taylor & Co.	Loughborough
4	3-3-18	24½	F^#	1993	J. Taylor & Co.	Loughborough
5	4-1-4	27	E	1983	J. Taylor & Co.	Loughborough
6	4-2-23	28	D^#	1983	J. Taylor & Co.	Loughborough
7	5-0-18	29½	C^#	1983	J. Taylor & Co.	Loughborough
8	6-0-14	32	B	1983	J. Taylor & Co.	Loughborough
9	7-3-1	35	A	1983	J. Taylor & Co.	Loughborough
10	9-1-20	37	G^#	1983	J. Taylor & Co.	Loughborough
11	13-0-9	41½	F^#	1983	J. Taylor & Co.	Loughborough
tenor	19-0-6	46½	E	1983	J. Taylor & Co.	Loughborough

Notes:

Church facilities: Single toilet in vestry. Separate key needed.

Travel Details: OS Grid Ref: SU957973

Eating Places: Various all within 200 yards.

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