Mathon, St John the Baptist
District: Ledbury
Number of Bells: 6
Tenor Weight:
7-2-23
Practice: Thursday Cradley and Mathon ringers practice together at Mathon on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays and at Cradley on the 2nd, 4th and 5th (If there is one) at 19:30.
Sunday service ringing: 1st & 3rd 08:45
Access: Car park opposite church Access to the ringing chamber is by a steep, narrow and rather uneven spiral staircase (it gets steeper near the top).
Contact: Mrs J M Lawrence, Shipping House, Mathon, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 5PDTel: 07962 231315; Email: southyde@googlemail.com
Calendar: for a full itinerary of ringing activities for this and the other towers in the District, see the Ledbury District Ringers Calendar which can be found on the Ledbury District page
Notes: Cast the year Abel Rudhall died. 5th replaced by Taylor’s when the ring were retuned and rehung in a steel frame in 1950.
Visitors please note that a maximum of 14 people are allowed in the ringing chamber
Visiting Ringers welcome to support service ringing and to join us at practice sessions but please contact us before hand by Email to confirm, given the limitation on numbers that can be accommodated in the ringing chamber.
Location:
• Nearest Postcode: WR13 5PW
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| Bell | Weight | Note | Nominal | Diameter (cm) | Date | Founder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-2-0 | F | 1413.0 | 69.3 | 1760 | Francis Tyler and Thomas Rudhall, Gloucester |
| 2 | 4-2-19 | Eb | 1258.5 | 73.1 | 1760 | Francis Tyler and Thomas Rudhall, Gloucester |
| 3 | 4-3-18 | Db | 1117.0 | 76.3 | 1760 | Francis Tyler and Thomas Rudhall, Gloucester |
| 4 | 5-1-1 | C | 1057.0 | 78.8 | 1760 | Francis Tyler and Thomas Rudhall, Gloucester |
| 5 | 6-3-8 | Bb | 942.0 | 84.6 | 1950 | John Taylor, Loughborough |
| 6 | 7-2-23 | Ab | 841.0 | 92.5 | 1760 | Francis Tyler and Thomas Rudhall, Gloucester |
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