All Saints Church
BRANSTON
LINCOLNSHIRE
6 BELLS, Tenor: 9 cwt - 3 qrs - 23 lbs (in F#)
Bell Details
Bell. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. |
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| Weight. 5 cwt. 1 qr. 17 lbs. 5 cwt. 2 qrs. 3 lbs. 4 cwt. 2 qrs. 14 lbs. 6 cwt. 1 qr. 21 lbs. 9 cwt. 1 qr. 8 lbs. 9 cwt. 3 qrs. 23 lbs. |
Ringing Times
Practice Night: Sunday Service: | 4th TUESDAY of each month, 7.30 - 9.00pm, 2nd SUNDAY of each month, 10.20 - 11.00am, To Ringing Times page. |
Tower Officers / Contacts
Tower Captain: Ringing Master: | Mr Raymond Cucksey Mr Christopher Woodcock | Tel No. 01522 794644 Tel No. 01522 790942 |
Other Details
Ringing Chamber: Toilet: Church Postcode: Church Grid Reference: Church Address: Google Map: OS Map: Location: Parking: Tower Entrance: Pubs etc: | Ground Floor No LN4 1LZ TF 021 673 Church Road Branston Church Branston Church All Saints Church is located in the center of the old Village just off the main road (Lincoln Road / High Street - B1188). The Church is sat on the hill top just up from the Waggon and Horses Public House and is easy to find with its tall tower and spire. Parking is not a problem. There is a car park next to the Church Hall (which you can use) opposite the Church. You can also park on the roads around the Church - Church Road, Chapel Road & Hall Lane. On Practice Nights we use the Vestry door located at the east end of the Church by the Chancel. On Sundays we usually use the main Church door. The Waggon and Horses (High Street, Branston, LN4 1NB) Less than a 1 minute walk from the Church. Website: The Waggon and Horses Branston Cafe - Coffee Shop (Rectory Lane, Branston, LN4 1NA) Less than a 1 minute walk from the Church. There is also a Co-op and Chip Shop (Station Road, Branston) Approx a 4 minute walk from the Church. |
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Doves Guide Details: Branston Bells
Felstead Peals Database: Peals at Branston
Bell / Ringing Info
Handling:. The bells handle very well and are a pleasure to ring. Even though there is a lot of rope it is well guided with rope guides.
In 2010 the ropes had new polyester tops hand spliced onto the tops of the sallies, sadly there is quite a bit of stretch in the ropes
now which make them tricky to handle!
Go of Bells: The bells go fairly well but they are hung on plain bearings which means they can go their weight, but are not to bad going.
Striking:. The bells are evenly struck and easy to strike but the fifth is slightly odd-struck.
Sound:.. They are a fine sounding peal of bells and very rewarding. They are one of the best sounding sixes in the area.
Fittings etc: The bells are hung in a cast iron H frame from metal headstocks and plain bearings - John Taylor & Co 1893-95.
History of the Bells: In 1595 Henry Oldfield II of Nottingham cast three bells (the preset 3rd, 4th & tenor) and incorporated an old bell to form a
peal of four bells. In 1893 John Taylor & Co of Loughborough rehung the bells in a new cast iron H frame and augmented
them to five by casting a new treble. Two years later in 1895 John Taylor & Co augmented the bells to six by casting another
treble to form the present peal of six bells. In the 1950's / 60's Branston had a very active peal band ringing many peals of
Surprise Minor. In 1962 the bells had a lucky escape when the Church was virtually destroyed by a fire but the tower and
bells were unharmed!
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