Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers- Chieveley

Established January 17 1881

St. Mary the Virgin, Chieveley, Berks
Newbury branch of the ODG

St. Mary the Virgin, Chieveley

Dedication: St. Mary the Virgin, Chieveley

Service Ringing: Sun 9.00(1,2,4,5), 10.30(3)

Practice night: Wed 7.30pm (learners by arrangement 7.30-8.00pm)

The Bells (8) 11-0-3

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

Access to ringing chamber: Open wooden spiral staircase

The following information comes from Andrew Bull. The inscriptions are copied from F.Sharpe The Church Bells of Berkshire. He visited the tower in 1939.

A ring of 8, tenor 11-0-3, diameter 41½”,tuned to F^#

Bell	Weight cwt-qr-lb	Strike Note	Date cast	Founder	Foundry location	Inscription
Treble	3-1-25	25	F^#	1978	John Taylor & Co	Loughborough
2	3-3-15	26	F	1978	John Taylor & Co	Loughborough
3	4-1-23	27½	D^#	1740	John Cor	Aldbourne	IOHN CORR B F 1740
4	5-1-21	30	C^#	1633	Ellis Knight I	Reading	HONAR GOD X633
5	6-0-6	32	B	1740	John Cor	Aldbourne	[Bell] IOHN CORR [Bell] BF 1740
6	7-0-24	34	A^#	1584	Joseph Carter	Reading	[D4] praysed be the name of the lorde Joseph carter 1584
7	8-2-24	36¾	G^#	1728	John Cor	Aldbourne	[C] [L] [C] P [L] HENCHARE [L] ESQ [L] R [L] POCOK [L] F [L] PARSONS [L] GENT [L] I [L] CORR [L] J728
Tenor	11-0-3	41	F^#	1845	William Taylor	Oxford	+ HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD W: TAYLOR Fecit Ano Dni M.cddd xl.v. Purchased by Subscription. [Ornamental border twice round the bell] Revd. J: E: Robinson Vicar [C] [C] Joseph Pocock & Samuel Shrimpton Churchwardens.

Notes:

Notes:

[L] is a leaf ornament
[C] is coin pressed into the bell

Church facilities: Toilet

Travel Details: OS Grid Ref: SU474741 - Park in street

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