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Ringing Times |
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| 8 bells,
26-2-2 |
Tuesday 7.30
(Door locked 8pm; then use the bell push
bell above the door on left)
Sunday 9.00-9.30 (except 5th) |
Upstairs, 60ft stone
spiral staircase
from outside church |
SZ589923 |
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| Church car park at the
west end of church on the main Newport-Ryde road; from
August 2024 the parking restrictions (requiring
you to enter your
vehicle registration on a terminal in the ringing room)
have been discontinued but best still check; note that
signageon car parking is still in place. Train stations (Ryde
Esplanade or Ryde St Johns, see map link above) but bring
your climbing boots: it is all up hill, and is the course
for one of the toughest marathons in England.
These Taylors bells of 1886 are the heaviest
eight on the Island and in the W&P Guild,. The bells sound a bit shrill
inside, but VERY nice outside. Cafes etc. in the high
street, north east from church; best closest pub is probably "The
Castle" where John Street meets the High Street |
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The 180ft tower,
designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, dominates the skyline above
Ryde, and is used as a landmark on Admiralty charts. The church was started in
1869 with the tower added in 1881-82. The location of the tower and the weight
of the bells ensure that the bells can be heard over a large
distance: even in Portsmouth on a good day with a
south-westerly!
The bells were all cast by Taylors in 1886 at a time when the
foundry was making great progress in tuning and installation, and are hung
between oak beams in a metal "A" frame at the base of the spire. The bells were
rehung and fitted with ball bearings in 1933.
| Treble |
John
Taylor Loughborough 1886 |
5-2-16 |
Eb |
| 2 |
John
Taylor Loughborough 1886 |
6-0-10 |
D |
| 3 |
John
Taylor Loughborough 1886 |
7-0-4 |
C |
| 4 |
John
Taylor Loughborough 1886 |
9-0-0 |
Bb |
| 5 |
John
Taylor Loughborough 1886 |
10-2-11 |
Ab |
| 6 |
John
Taylor Loughborough 1886 |
12-0-18 |
G |
| 7 |
John
Taylor Loughborough 1886 |
17-1-5 |
F |
| Tenor |
John
Taylor Loughborough 1886 |
26-2-2 |
Eb |
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