Bellringing at St James' Church.
Tower history.
The tower at St. James' Church was built in 1819 when the church was rebuilt, however, there has been a church on the site since 1142. The tower has a ring of ten bells, eight of which are of historical importance having been cast by William Dobson of Downham Market, Norfolk and have been hung in the tower since 1821. The other two smaller bells were added in 1937 to commemorate the coronation of King George VI. These were cast by Mears and Stainbank of Whitechapel. All of our bells have been fully refurbished and were rededicated on the 16th of November 2008.
The Dobson bells are renowned for their quality of both production and sound and are protected by the Council of Care for Churches. There are now only approximately two hundred Dobson bells remaining in existence and only eighty three of those are in the UK. At St. James' we are as proud of our bells now as we were when they first called the people of Poole to worship on the 14th of June 1821.
We ring at St James on alternate Thursday evenings from 7:30pm to 9:00pm and Sunday mornings from 9:45am to 10:30am, please contact the church office for details if you are interested in ringing or you can email the tower at [email protected]
The links below are to the Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers pages about the tower and to the Dove Online directory of bell towers website.
Tower history.
The tower at St. James' Church was built in 1819 when the church was rebuilt, however, there has been a church on the site since 1142. The tower has a ring of ten bells, eight of which are of historical importance having been cast by William Dobson of Downham Market, Norfolk and have been hung in the tower since 1821. The other two smaller bells were added in 1937 to commemorate the coronation of King George VI. These were cast by Mears and Stainbank of Whitechapel. All of our bells have been fully refurbished and were rededicated on the 16th of November 2008.
The Dobson bells are renowned for their quality of both production and sound and are protected by the Council of Care for Churches. There are now only approximately two hundred Dobson bells remaining in existence and only eighty three of those are in the UK. At St. James' we are as proud of our bells now as we were when they first called the people of Poole to worship on the 14th of June 1821.
We ring at St James on alternate Thursday evenings from 7:30pm to 9:00pm and Sunday mornings from 9:45am to 10:30am, please contact the church office for details if you are interested in ringing or you can email the tower at [email protected]
The links below are to the Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers pages about the tower and to the Dove Online directory of bell towers website.
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