Address: Chapel Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 7BA
Number of bells: 6
Tenor Weight: 9-1-15
Ringing Times:
Sunday Service: 10:30-11:00 and 18:00-18:30
Practice night: Friday
Ground floor ring: No
Tower Entry Details: Short spiral staircase with handrail accessed by external tower door.
Tower Contact:
Please refer to the LWASCR Directory, available from the Secretary: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
History
The new bells were first rung on 25th July 1796 at the Barr Wake celebrations. The bells rang out over Great Barr for the next 100 years before being rehung in 1894. It was not until 1924 that further work was needed, when the tenor bell cracked and had to be recast.
Bell | Weight | Note | Diameter | Date | Founder |
1 | 5-0-4 | E | 28.5" | 1796 | Edward Arnold |
2 | 5-1-11 | D | 29.0" | 1796 | Edward Arnold |
3 | 5-2-20 | C | 31.0" | 1796 | Edward Arnold |
4 | 6-1-19 | B | 32.25" | 1796 | Edward Arnold |
5 | 7-3-15 | A | 35.0" | 1796 | Edward Arnold |
6 | 9-1-15 | G | 38.25" | 1924 | Charles Carr |
Transport
Frequent buses at end of Chapel Lane (10 minute walk from church) to/from Birmingham and Walsall.
Small church car park opposite church on Chapel Lane and larger church car park (opened for services) at rear of church, accessed off Chapel Lane.
Facilities
Toilets available when church is open, e.g during service ringing.
Recommended pub: The Bell , Birmingham Road, Walsall, WS5 3JP, 0121 347 7408
Image by Penny Mayes, licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons license