Saintbury, St Nicholas

Saintbury Parish Church is not that easy to find, as you head up the hill out of Saintbury there is a small lane on the right that leads up to the church. The church is quite high up Willerspey Hill and has great views looking to the west over the Vale of Evesham. The tower is also unusual in that it is not at one of the ends of the church but half way up the south side.

I visited for the first time on Saturday 19^th May 2007 as part of our 2007 tour.

The Bells

The tower has a peal of 8 bells. The back 6 bells have been there a long time and were hung with new fittings in 1983. In 1999 two trebles were added by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry of London.

Bell	Note	Diameter	Weight ?	Founder and Date
1	F♯		3-2-5	Whitechapel, London -- 1999
2	E♯		3-3-27	Whitechapel, London -- 1999
3	D♯		4-1-16	John Rudhall, Gloucester -- 1835
4	C♯		4-3-14	Henry Bagley I, Chacombe -- 1678
5	B		5-2-4	Henry Bagley I, Chacombe -- 1678
6	A♯		7-1-6	John Taylor, Loughborough -- 1902
7	G♯		8-2-16	Henry Bagley I, Chacombe -- 1678
Tenor	F♯		11-0-24	Henry Bagley I, Chacombe -- 1678

There is some additional information provided by The Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers.