OS: SP029431
Great Hampton, St Andrew
St Andrew's Church in Great Hampton, Evesham, is situated on the north side of the Pershore Road (B4084) heading west from Evesham towards Pershore.
The tower is in the middle of the church between the chancel and the nave and the ringing room is reached by climbing a spiral staircase from inside the church.
2008-03-24 [ expand ]
I visited for the first time on Monday 24th March 2008 as part of the WDCRA tour prior to the AGM. There is no regular practice at this tower so I took this opportunity to ring here. I rang up bell #7 and rang Rounds and Call Changes. The chap calling the changes, who called to the front, had a very good ear and "coaxed" people into precise timing. We rang quickly and I must admit it did sound very good. These were a nice set of 8 bells that were quite easy to ring and sounded rather nice.
2011-06-12 [ expand ]
I visited for the second time on Saturday 12th June 2011 prior to the Quarterly meeting of the WDCRA Southern Branch.
Since my previous visit I have been making progress on ringing 8 bells and looked forward to trying them again. My first ring was a touch of Stedman Triples on bell #3. There were lots of bobs, singly and not in pairs, which I managed my way through all the way to the end. While my striking may have left much to be desired getting to the end was very satisfying.
I also managed to get to the end of a touch of Plain Bob Major on bell #4. That one extra working bell compared with Triples and no Tenor to lead off makes things so much more demanding!
The Bells
The tower has a ring of 8 bells with a tenor weighing 12-2-4 in F♯. All were cast by John Taylor, Loughborough, in 1948. Dove's Guide includes details of the bells at St Andrew and more information is provided by the Worcestershire & Districts Change Ringing Association.
| Bell | Note | Diameter | Weight ? | Inscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F♯ | 3-3-14 | ||
| 2 | F | 4-0-4 | ||
| 3 | D♯ | 4-0-26 | ||
| 4 | C♯ | 4-2-8 | ||
| 5 | B | 5-1-12 | ||
| 6 | A♯ | 6-1-19 | ||
| 7 | G♯ | 8-2-22 | ||
| Tenor | F♯ | 12-2-4 |
