The Tower and Bells

The 14th century tower houses a ring of six bells, tuned in the key of F#.

The oldest bells are the 3rd, 5th an 6th (tenor) which were cast by Penningtons of Stoke Climsland and are dated 1748.   In 1799, the 4th bell was cast by Bilbie of Cullompton.  Further additions were made in 1889 with the treble bell, cast by Llewellyn and James of Bristol, and in 1904, with the 2nd bell being cast by the Whitechapel Foundry in London.

The bells were turned and re-hung in 1963 by John Taylor of Loughborough, following the partial collapse of the original oak frame, and they now hang on two levels in a cast iron and steel frame.  The tenor bell weighs just under 14½ cwt (730 Kg).

Below the bells is a turret clock, built by John Smith of Derby and which, together with the chimes, was presented to the church in 1921 by Captain Gransmore, in memory of his son who was killed in France in 1915, during action in the Great War.

The ringing gallery was built and installed by the bellringers during 1992.