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| Bells: | Ring of 3 bells (7½ cwt / ~380kg) in the key of Bb. | |||||
| Dedication: | St Mary Virgin. | |||||
| Location: | OS map ref. SU 609862 (map 175) Click to view map. | |||||
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| Access/Height: | Ground floor ring. | |||||
| Service ringing: | None - unringable. It is reported that the bells have not been rung for several years. | |||||
| Practice ringing: | None - unringable. | |||||
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| Belfry fittings: | Anti-clockwise ring. There are canons on the 2nd and 3rd bells. | |||||
| Ringers: | None - unringable. | |||||
| Picture: © 2003 KC |
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| Bell details: | No. | Weight cwt qr lb | Note | Date Cast | Founder | Inscription |
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| 1 | 5-0-0 | D | 1636 | Ellis Knight I | ||
| 2 | 6-0-0 | C | 1601 | Joseph Carter | ||
| 3 | 7-2-0 | Bb | 1727 | Oliver Cor | ||
| History: | Dame Clara Butt (1872-1936) is buried in the churchyard, near to the fence stile behind the church.
She was a contralto for whom Edward Elgar composed Sea Pictures and The Dream of Gerontius. Her
grave is inscribed: "With her whole heart she sang songs,
and loved him that made her." The tower joined the Reading Branch on 10th February 2007. | |||||
© Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers 2009 - Reading Banch
