Bells
The tower has a ring of five bells, tenor 14.5 cwt in F – one of the heaviest rings of 5 in the country!
Richard Keene of Woodstock cast the second bell in 1668 and the third bell in 1694. Matthew III Bagley of Chacombe, Northamptonshire cast the tenor bell in 1768. Robert II Wells of Aldbourne, Wiltshire cast the treble bell in 1790. Charles and George Mears of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the fourth bell in 1858. St Mary Magdalene’s has also a Sanctus bell cast in 1828 by Thomas II Mears of Whitechapel.
Contact Information
Christopher Drake Tower captain
Telephone: 01869 340057
Email: goto.christopherdrake@gmail.com