We currently have seven regulars and are always happy to welcome new ringers to swell the ranks - beginners or experienced ringers welcome. NOTE: Practice night changed from Mondays to Fridays in February 2010
Please email us at Marcham Bellringers
Marcham has a peal of 6 bells hung a little unusually in an anti-clockwise sequence. The bells were originally mounted in a wooden frame that dated from mediaeval times. In 1988 they were re-hung in a metal frame and refurbished.
Table of bell weights etc.
|
bell |
weight |
strike |
date |
|
Treble |
2-3-24 |
F# |
1855 |
|
2 |
3-3-2 |
E |
1816 |
|
3 |
4-0-21 |
D |
1816 |
|
4 |
5-0-13 |
C# |
1816 |
|
5 |
6-1-19 |
B |
1816 |
|
Tenor |
8-1-4 |
A |
1816 |
A note received from Whites on the 1988 refurbishment states: “Five of the bells have had their cast-in wrought iron clapper staples and their canons removed and the 3rd bell has been recast. They have been re-hung complete with new ringing fittings in a new cast-iron and steel bell frame. The bells have been harmonically tuned in the key of G (Old standard pitch).”
Here is a one page PDF file to download with more complete details about the bells