Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers- Hungerford

Established January 17 1881

St. Lawrence, Hungerford, Berks
Newbury branch of the ODG

St. Lawrence, Hungerford

Dedication: St. Lawrence, Hungerford

Service Ringing: Sun 9.30

Practice night: Wed 7.30pm

The Bells (8) 12-1-8

Draught: Average
Audibility: 3 - (On a scale of 1 to 5, 1=faint 5=very loud)

Access to ringing chamber: Spiral staircase

The following information comes from Andrew Bull

Frame: Cast iron side pattern; Mears & Stainbank 1927.
Gear: Cast iron headstocks, Fixed steel gudgeons, Self-aligning ball-bearings,Traditional English-type wheels, Traditional stays; Whitechapel, 1978.

A ring of 8, tenor 12-1-8, tuned to G

Bell	Weight cwt-qr-lb	Strike Note	Date cast	Founder	Foundry location
Treble	3-3-0	G	1978	Whitechapel Bellfoundry	London
2	3-3-24	F^#	1978	Whitechapel Bellfoundry	London
3	4-0-12	E	1978	Whitechapel Bellfoundry	London
4	5-0-12	D	1978	Whitechapel Bellfoundry	London
5	6-0-24	C	1978	Whitechapel Bellfoundry	London
6	6-3-24	B	1978	Whitechapel Bellfoundry	London
7	9-0-12	A	1978	Whitechapel Bellfoundry	London
Tenor	12-1-8	G	1978	Whitechapel Bellfoundry	London

Notes:

The previous bell 3 was cast by James Wells of Aldbourne and bore the following inscription:
old 3 inscription

Copied from F.Sharpe The Church Bells of Berkshire, figure 87.

Church facilities: Toilet

Travel Details: OS Grid Ref: SU334687 - Park in street

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