Abbey Dore, Dore Abbey Church of St Mary
District: Hereford
Number of Bells: 6
Tenor Weight:
8-0-21
Practice: Thursday (5th) 19:30 (check first)
Sunday service ringing: 2nd, 09:15 (check first)
Contact: Mr. N Cooper-Tomkins
Cedar Cottage, Dark La.
Ewyas Harold
Hereford HR2 0EZ
01981 240523
Link to the church information page on A Church Near You website
Notes: The present ring of 6 bells were rehung (anticlockwise) in 1912 in an oak frame that has been much altered over the years since the tower was added to this fragment of a Norman Abbey in about 1630. The bells were rehung again in 2013 lower in the tower in a steel frame.
Location:
• Nearest Postcode: HR2 0AA
• What3Words: ///burden.irritate.cyclones
| Bell | Weight | Note | Nominal | Diameter (cm) | Date | Founder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3-3-8 | E | 1343.0 | 68 | 1770 | Thomas Rudhall, Gloucester |
| 2 | 3-3-16 | D | 1191.5 | 70.5 | 1892 | Llewellins & James, Bristol |
| 3 | 5-0-4 | C | 1064.5 | 77 | 1710 | Abraham Rudhall I, Gloucester |
| 4 | 5-0-22 | B | 1001.5 | 79.8 | 1810 | John Rudhall, Gloucester |
| 5 | 6-1-25 | A | 897.0 | 86.1 | 1710 | Abraham Rudhall I, Gloucester |
| 6 | 8-0-21 | G | 797.5 | 93.2 | 1782 | Charles & John Rudhall, Gloucester |
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