If you are interest in bell ringing or want to give it a try please contact the tower captain using the link below.
St Mary's has a peal of 8 bells, tenor 19-1-4 in E
There is a strong band of ringers, which regularly ring on a
- Thursday 20:00-21:30 for practice
- Sunday 09:00-09:30 for morning worship
Contact Tower Captain - Brian Crawley
The bells were cast by various bellfounders between 1590 and 1768. Note: for weights of bells the foundries and ringers continue to use hundredweights (cwt.), quarters (qtr.) pounds (lb.). The tenor, the heaviest bell of the ring, weighs 19cwt.1qtr.4lb. (1000 kg).
Ringing links:
Hear St Mary's bells on Bells on Sunday
The Ringing World (the bellringers’ weekly journal) www.ringingworld.co.uk
We are part of the Hertford County Association of Change Ringers www.hcacr.org.uk/homepage.html
Hemel Bells Dove