The Canterbury District 6 bell striking competition was held on Saturday the 13th of May 2023 at St Mary's Church in Chislet. This was the Sturry ringers' winning piece. We rang a 240 of Grandsire Doubles - I was ringing the treble.

Canterbury District 6 Bell Striking Comptetition - Sturry Piece

Hawkley is a small village in East Hampshire, close to the large market town of Petersfield. The tower features an unusual Rhenish Helm, and inside are eight bells which have been added to the tower and donated by villagers over the years. The two oldest bells were cast by Roger Landen around the year 1448, and are listed for preservation. This recording is an excerpt from a Quarter Peal of Superlative Surprise Major, rung on Thursday 26th October 2023, conducted by Francesco P Greenslade.

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Quarter Peals

Hawkley, St Peter & St Paul - Superlative Surprise Major

Blackmoor is a small village in the civil parish of Blackmoor and Whitehill, just outside the town of Bordon in East Hampshire. The Parish Church of St Matthew was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, and completed in 1869. The six bells were cast by John Waner & Sons of Cripplegate, London, and are a rare maiden ring of bells, having never been tuned. This recording is an excerpt from a Quarter Peal of Norwich Surprise Minor, rung on Sunday 22nd October 2023, conducted by Francesco P Greenslade.

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Blackmoor, St Matthew - Norwich Surprise Minor

Steep is a small village in East Hampshire, close to the large market town of Petersfield. In the wooden tower of All Saints Parish Church are six bells, the largest five of which were cast by Robert Catlin in 1745. These were augmented in 1940 with the addition of a new treble bell, cast by Mears & Stainbank of Whitechapel, London. This recording is an excerpt from a Quarter Peal of Grandsire Doubles, rung on Monday 11th December 2023, conducted by Roger A Barber.

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Steep, All Saints - Grandsire Doubles

High Cross is a small village in the civil parish of Froxfield, close to the market town of Petersfield in East Hampshire. The small tower at the parish church of St Peter, hangs a ring of six bells, which were cast between 1880 and 1890 by Mears & Stainbank of Whitechapel, London. This recording is an excerpt from a Quarter Peal of Norwich Surprise Minor, rung on Tuesday 31st October 2023, conducted by Francesco P Greenslade.

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Froxfield (High Cross), St Peter - Norwich Surprise Minor

Chawton is a small village in East Hampshire, close to the large market town of Alton. The village lies just within the South Downs National Park, and is famous for being the last home of English Novelist Jane Austen. The six bells in the Parish Church of St Nicholas were cast by Taylors, Eayre & Smith at Loughborough Bellfroundry in 2009, to replace an older and poor toned ring of bells. This recording is an excerpt from a Quarter Peal of Cambridge Surprise Minor, rung on Thursday 2nd November 2023, conducted by Nicholas A M James.

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Chawton, St Nicholas - Cambridge Surprise Minor

East Tisted is a small village in East Hampshire, close to the large market town of Alton. The tower contains three ancient bells, cast between 1590 and 1635, and is the only ring of three bells in the District to date. The bells and fittings were restored in the summer of 2023, preserving them for further decades of ringing. This recording is an excerpt from a Quarter Peal of Original Singles, rung on Saturday 2nd March 2024, conducted by Francesco P Greenslade, prior to the service of Blessing officiated by the Bishop of Basingstoke.

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East Tisted, St James - Original Singles

Alton is a market town in East Hampshire, close to Farnham, Surrey to the north and Winchester to the south-west. At St Lawrence, there is a ring of eight bells cast by Gillett & Johnston of Croydon in 1926, replacing an earlier ring of eight bells cast by Thomas Janaway of Chelsea. The tenor is the heaviest in the Alton & Petersfield District, weighing 18cwt 1qtr 12lbs. This recording is an excerpt from a Quarter Peal of Grandsire Triples, rung on Sunday 26th May 2024, conducted by Francesco P Greenslade.

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Alton, St Lawrence - Grandsire Triples

Bentley is a small village in East Hampshire, situated along the A31 between Farnham, Surrey, and Alton. The heavy ring of six bells features two bells cast in 1703 by Samuel Knight of Reading, and four bells added by Gillett & Johnston in 1912. The bells hang on old-fashioned plain bearings, and have suffered a lack of appropriate care and maintenance, therefore are a challenge to ring and strike accurately. This recording is an excerpt from a Quarter Peal of Cambridge Surprise Minor, rung on Saturday 29th June 2024, conducted by Francesco P Greenslade.

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Bentley, St Mary - Cambridge Surprise Minor

Buriton is a small village in East Hampshire, situated just South of Petersfield, and beneath the South Downs. A ring of five bells were cast and installed by Richard Phelps of Whitechapel in 1715, although subsequently these were recast between 1776 and 1935. In 1935, the 2nd and 4th were recast by John Taylor & Co of Loughborough, and a new treble was cast to augment the bells to six. This was an exceptionally good job, making these a top quality ring of bells. This recording is an excerpt from a Quarter Peal of Stedman Doubles, rung on Sunday 20th October 2024, conducted by Francesco P Greenslade.

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Buriton, St Mary - Stedman Doubles

Froyle is a small village in Hampshire, part way between the towns of Alton and Farnham. The church, located in the part named Upper Froyle, was largely rebuilt in 1722 using Crondall brick, although there are parts dating back from the 14th century. The ring of six bells were cast by Richard Phelps of Whitechapel in 1724, and later the 4th was recast by Thomas Swain of Longford in 1757. The bells were rehung on new fittings in the original frame in 1995, under the leadership of Tower Captain, Charles W Seamons, whom this ringing was in memory of. This recording is an excerpt from a Quarter Peal of Norwich Surprise Minor, rung on Tuesday 25th February 2025, conducted by Francesco P Greenslade.

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Froyle, St Mary of the Assumption - Norwich Surprise Minor

Recordings of Traditional English Church Bells in East Hampshire.

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