Harnscombe Ringing Centre

Wed 14 Oct 2026 · 10:00 BST

St Andrew, Harnscombe

8 bells · tenor 14 cwt 0 qr 14 lb in F · practice Wednesday 19:30 – 21:00 · home of the centre

Bells

Bells at Harnscombe, treble first
BellNotecwt–qr–lbWeightOf tenor
1 trebleF4–2–18237 kg33 %
2E5–0–12259 kg36 %
3D6–0–17313 kg44 %
4C7–1–16376 kg52 %
5B♭8–3–17452 kg63 %
6A9–3–1496 kg69 %
7G11–2–27596 kg83 %
8 tenorF14–0–14718 kg100 %

Back six cast 1874, trebles added 1993, rehung in a steel frame 2009. Weights below the tenor are estimates scaled by pitch.

Two bells down, mouths to the floor
02 Two bells down, mouths to the floor

Practice

Practice
Wednesday 19:30 – 21:00
Sunday
10:15 – 10:55 before the 11:00 service
Floor
First floor · 72 steps
Distance
Centre tower
Parking
Six spaces on Church Lane; bus 47 stops at the lychgate

Access

  1. 72 steps on a spiral stair, rope handrail on the outer wall
  2. Ringing chamber on the first floor; 8 ropes in a circle 4.6 m across
  3. Simulator room at the foot of the tower, step-free from Church Lane

Rung here

A quarter peal on 8: work out the time