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St John's Bell Ringers PageBell CaptainPeter NuthallBell Ringing Team
Bell ringing practice June 2011 Can you spot Claire hiding at the back? Guides Visit Church to ring BellsOn the 19th. November the local Guides visited the church to hear a short talk about bell ringing in general and about St johns bells in particular. They were then treated to a visit to the bell tower and saw the bells and heard them rung. before they finished they were allowed to ring a bell under the supervision of the church bell team
Some of the pictures taken of the Guides visit. A short history of the churches BellsIn 1620 one Bell rang to call worshippers to Barlaston Church. In 1638 two Bells rendered this service. A third Bell was added in 1695 and for the next 181 years this trinity of sound called the villagers to prayer and worship. The Bells were recast and rehung in 1876, when a fourth and a tenor Bell were added. The Bells were all rehung and one recast in 1933. Five Bells still remain today (1938). The Pictures below shows the full history of the casting and recasting of the bells that now number Six
A picture of the Bell Ringers team in 1938AD. |
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What's Going On? The Churches Stained Glass Window Above The Altar
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