Serving God in the heart of our community since 1881

St Andrew's Church, Taunton

Ringing out the Good News

The peal of six bells at St. Andrew's is very new.  They were produced at Whitechapel Bell Foundry in April 1996 and are seen above shortly after being forged.

For the technically minded the specifications of the bells are:

 

BELL	DIAMETER	NOTE	APPROX. WEIGHT
Tenor	1'10"	G	2-1- 2 cwt
5th	1' 8"	A	1-2- 26 cwt
4th	1' 6 1/8"	B	1-1- 8 cwt
3rd	1' 5 3/8"	C	1-0-18½ cwt
2nd	1' 4 5/8"	D	1-0-9½ cwt
Treble	1' 3 7/8"	E	1-0-3 cwt

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