Padworth – St John the Baptist

Bells

Ring of 6 bells (7-1-4 / 370kg) in the key of B flat.

Location

OS map ref. SU 613662 (map 175)
Click to view map.

Parking

Parking is available at the Church or in the College.

Access/Height

Ground floor ring and it can be quite difficult to hear the bells in the Church.

Practice ringing

We practice on a Monday evening between 19:30 and 21:00 at one of the 3 towers within the Benefice, either Mortimer St John’s, Mortimer St Mary’s or Padworth St John’s.

Please contact either of the joint tower captains for more information: Nick Munson 07905 617665 or Elaine Perkins 07765 837721.

Belfry fittings

All of the bells have a Doncaster head.

Bell details

No. Weight  cwt qr lb Note Date Cast Founder
1 3-3-14 G 1890 Mears & Stainbank
2 3-3-18 F 1890 Mears & Stainbank
3 4-2-3 Eb 1890 Mears & Stainbank
4 4-2-23 D 1890 Mears & Stainbank
5 5-1-18 C 1890 Mears & Stainbank
6 7-1-4 Bb 1890 Mears & Stainbank

History

There is a separate clock bell cast by William Evans in 1763; it has canons and weighs 2½cwt, with a note of A.

Contact

padworth@reading.odg.org.uk