Dorchester

Dorchester Abbey

Abbey Church of

SS Peter & Paul

Contact details

Tower Captain: David Parker 01865 340402

Abbey Church

Dorchester, Oxon,

8 Bells, Tenor E flat.

Sunday services 9.45 - 10.15am

(not 5th Sunday)

3rd Sunday Evensong 5.30 - 6.00pm

Practice: Tuesday 7.30 – 9.00pm

Visiting ringers are welcome. If you are interested in learning to ring, it is advisable to telephone the tower captain or secretary first.

Abbey Church of SS Peter & Paul Dorchester

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Bell

Date

Founder

Weight

Cwt Qtr  Lbs

Inscription

Tenor

1380

Wokingham

16 - 2 -11

PROTEGE BIRINE QUOS CONVOCO TU SINE FINE RAF RASTWOLD

7th

1375

Exeter

13 - 0 - 0

PETRE: TUIS: APERI: DA: PAULE: TUIS: MISERI

6th

1591

Henry Knight 1

10 - 1 -15

VIRGINIS EGREGIE DICAR CAMPANA MARIA

5th

1606

Henry Knight 1

7 - 12 - 0

SANCTA TOMA ORA PRO NOBIS

4th

1603

Henry Knight 1

5 - 2 - 4

HENRI KNIGHT MADE ME

3rd

1651

Ellis Knight 1, Francis Knight and Henry Knight11

6 - 15 - 0

LOVE GOD

2nd

1867

Mears and Stainbank

4 - 3 - 5

IN HONOREM S.S. TRINITATIS D.D. DORCENSI ECCLESIAE. I.A.MACFARLANE

Treble

1867

Mears and Stainbank

4 - 1 - 22

IN HONOREM S.S. TRINITATIS D.D. DORCENSI ECCLESIAE INCOLAE