Affiliated Towers and Ringing Groups
of the North American Guild of Change Ringers
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A=Active Towers = 45 NA=Inactive Towers = 3 U=Unringable Towers = 2 M=Miniring=1 total 51 towers |
Canadian Towers =8 USA Towers =43 total 51 towers |
The weights of the tenor bell for each tower is listed in hundredweights. This is a traditional way of expressing bell weights in England. One hundredweight = 112 lbs. One quarter hundredweight = 28 lbs. The last number is the remaining pounds. For example the Liberty Bell as recast by Pass and Stowe in 1753 weighs 2080 lbs. Expressed in hundredweights, 18-2-8. This weight is comparable to the tenors of Groton, Miami and Philadelphia, St. Mark's.
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Bells: 6, 6-1-5, Eijsbouts, 1982, (part of 25 bell Schulmerich carillon) Contact: Conrad C. Bratton, Director of Music & Parish Activities, 602, Meander, Abilene, TX 79602 Ph: (Home)325-672-2639 (Work) 325-677-2091 (Cell) 325-665-5841
Tower snail-mail: 1660 Peachtree Street, #5402, Atlanta, GA 30309 Bells: 10, 13-1-14, Whitechapel, 1924 and front 2, Eijsbouts, 2000 Sundays: approx. 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. & 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Practice: Thursdays, 7 - 9 p.m. also 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. see also: North Georgia Ringers' Blog Tower Captain: Judith Smith Ph: 678-595-8558 Ringing Master: Sawyer Gosnell 2230 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904 Bells: 8, 11-0-14. Whitechapel, 2004 Sunday: Sunday: 10:00am Practice: Tuesday, 5:00-6:30pm Youth Band: Sunday, 3:00-4:00pm Contact: Jim Nord E-mail Jim Nord
see also: The Cathedral of St. Paul Bells: 8,13-1-11, Whitechapel 2005 Saturdays: 6:00 p.m. Sundays: 12:10 p.m. Practice: Practies vary. Call or email to confirm. Contact: Ted Clark Ph: (Home) 205-999-7116 (Work) 205-934-2370
see also: The Church of the Advent Bells: 8, 19-1-17, Mears & Stainbank, 1900 Sunday: approx 10:10 - 11:05 a.m. Practice: Thursday, 7 - 9 p.m. Access the tower through Parish House lobby at 30 Brimmer Street until the ringing starts. After that, press (hold down for two seconds) the doorbell on the left edge of the frame of the right-hand pair of church doors on Mt. Vernon street; someone will come down to let you in. Contact: Mira C Whiting Cell: 617.312.0650 E-mail Mira Whiting See also the Boston MIT Guild of Bell Ringers site listed below:
see also: The Old North Church Bells: 8, 14-1-0, Abel Rudhall, 1744 Sunday: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Practice: Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Contact: Mira C Whiting, as above See also the Boston MIT Guild of Bell Ringers site listed below: Boston MIT
Guild of Bell Ringers
Bells: 8, 8-2-22, Whitechapel, 1973 Practice: Thursday, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.& Sunday, 2:45 - 4:45 p.m. Please call to confirm. Contact: Cathy Russell, 235 Cherry Rd, Yorktown Hts., NY 10598-3219 (Home) 914.962.7228
Bells: 8, 22-0-4, Mears & Stainbank, 1865 Contact: Robert T. Mead, 126 West Broad Street, Burlington, NJ 08016 Ph: (Home) 609-386-0407 (Cell) 609-304-1895
Bells: 8, 8-2-0, Gillett & Johnston, 1955 Sunday: 10:00-10:30 a.m. (May 29th - September 11th: 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.) Practice: Friday, 6:30-8:15 p.m. Tower Captain: Geoff Williams, 4635 29 Avenue NW, Calgary, AB T3B 0J1 Ph: 403-286-8097
Bells: 8, 0-0-10, Higby, 2001 Contact: Paul Graupner Ph: (Home) 317-581-0968
Bells: 8, 14-3-0, Taylor, 1880, 6 redundant bells from Eastthorpe, Mirfield, Yorkshire, 2 bells cast by Eijsbouts in 2001. Sunday: 10:00-10:25 a.m. prior to 10:30 a.m. service Practice: Wednesday, at 5:30 p.m. Tower Captain: Kester Heaton, 8641 Delhi Road, Charleston, SC 29406-9733 Ph: (Home) 843-569-0493 (Cell) 843-696-7434
Bells: 10, 16-2-27, back 8 formerly of St. Mary Magdalene, Enfield, Middlesex; Cast 1883 by Warners of Spitalfields; tuned 1997 at Whitechapel, front 2 cast Whitechapel 1999. Sunday: 9:50 - 10:50 a.m. (No ringing in Lent, except refreshment Sunday?) Practice: Tuesday, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Contact: David Porter, 12 George Street, No. B-1, Charleston, S.C. 29401-1522 Ph: (Home) 843-722-3031; (Work) 843-202-2628 (Fax) 843-740-1290
Bells: 8, 17-1-18, Lester & Pack, 1764 Sunday: 9:50 - 10:20 a.m. (No ringing Sundays in Lent) Practice: Thursdays, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. & Saturdays 10:00 a.m. - noon. Tower Captain: C.J. Cantwell, 4 St. Michael's Alley, Charleston, SC 29401 Ph: (Home) 843-577-2333 (Work) 843-723-1706
Bells: 10, 21-3-7, Mears & Stainbank, 1908 Ringing: Monday, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Sat 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Call first for all practices) Contact: Mark R. Rizzo, 526 S. Prospect Avenue , Park Ridge IL 60068 Ph: (Home) 847-754-4569, (Work) 312-322-4475 (Fax) 312-322-2028
Bells: 6, 4-2-12,Taylor, (1,3 & 6, 1995, 2,4 & 5, 2003) Sunday: 11:00 a.m. Practice: Variable. Please call or e-mail to confirm. Contact: Janice Eppinette jeppinette@tx.rr.com C: 214.240.8826
Bells: 18-0-3, McShane, 1890. Back six are hung Veronese style but can be rung to changes.
Bells: 8, 9-2-18, Taylor, 2004 Sunday: 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Practice: Sunday, 2 - 4 p.m. (Visitors may enter via the double doors leading from the parking lot at the rear of the church.) Contact: Joche Wilmot Ph: 301-662-1464 (work) Other contact: Alice Zalatoris Ph: (Home) 301-682-8828
Bells: 10, 18-0-20, Mears & Stainbank, 1901, recast 1962 Contact: Christopher Row mail to: Christopher Row, Groton School, PO Box 991,Groton, MA 01450 Ph: 978-448-3363 (central switch board, must ask for Christopher Row) or contact below, Office of the Headmaster, Groton School, PO Box 911,Groton, MA 01450 Ph: (978)448-3363
Bells: 8, 9-0-24, Whitechapel, 1977 Sunday: 10:45 - 11:10 a.m. Practice: Monday, 7:30 -9:00 p.m. & Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - noon. (call ahead to confirm) Tower Captain: Mr. Chris Coleman, 2840 Haywood Road, Hendersonville NC 28791 Ph: (Home) 828-693-0620 Ringing Master: Bob Aldinger, 894 Dunroy, Hendersonville, NC 28739 Ph: 828-693-0319
Bells: 10, 19-2-19, Mears & Stainbank, 1912 Practice: Tuesday, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Contact: Kenneth W. Drescher, 23 Cedar Street, Hingham, MA 02043-2701 Ph: (Home) 781-749-5179
Bells: 8, 12-0-26, John Briant, 1812 formerly at St. Alkmund's, Shrewsbury UK Sunday: approximately 11:15 a.m. Practice: Tuesdays, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays, (tied practice, but bells are still audible) 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Contact: Pamela Verrey, 1255 Kaluawaa St. Honolulu, HI 96816 Ph: (Home) 808-739-7706 (Work) 808-542-8007
Bells: 8 Whitechapel 2005, 6-0-21 Sunday: 12:15 - 1 p.m. Practice: Tuesday, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. (call first) Contact: Allen Nunley, Ph: (Cell) 713-504-2747
Bells: 8, 11-0-3, Whitechapel, 2001 Sunday: About Noon - 12:20 p.m. following service. Practice: Monday, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. alternating weeks with St. Thomas, Houston Contact: Dawn Uebelhart Ph: (Work)713-528-0529 ext. 30 Other Contact: Frances Anderson Ph: 713-528-5776
Bells: 8, 7-0-7, Taylor, 1971 Sunday: 9:30 -10:30 a.m. Practice: Monday, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. alternating weeks with St. Paul's, Houston Contact: Richard H Graves, 5102 Darnell, Houston, TX 77096 Ph: (Home) 713-667-1266
Bells: 8, 9-0-16, Whitechapel, 1983 Sunday: Practice: Mondays & Wednesdays, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Contact: Margaret Miller Ph: (Home) 269-349-6804 (Cell) 269-343-0747
Bells: 10, 24-3-18, Mears & Stainbank, 1930 Contact: Thomas W. Holcombe, Kent School, Kent CT 06757 Ph: (Home) 860-927-4389
see also: Cathedral Website Bells: 8, 9-0-1, Whitechapel, 1987 Sunday: 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. & circa 10:30 - 11:15, after service. Practice: Wednesday, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Contact: Mary C Wilson, Ph: (Home) 501-224-3555 (Work) 501-227-5600
161 Church Street N W, 30060 (corners of Church & Polk Street)
Bells: 8, 17-3-20, Whitechapel, 1984 Sunday: 8:00 & 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. Practice: Tuesday, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. (call or e-mail to confirm) Contact: Robert Bannister 724 Esponoza Way, Miami Beach, FL 33139 Phone: 786-229-7328 (Fax [cathedral fax]) 305-373-6155
Bells: 10, 21-0-11, Mears & Stainbank, 1950 Contact: Father Alban, Westminster Abbey, Mission, BC V2V 4J2
Tower mailing address: P.O. Box 47, New Castle, DE 19720, (Church office) 302-328-2413 Bells: 6, 3-2-24, Taylor 1981 Sunday: 9:30 - 9:55 a.m. Practice: First Tuesday of each month, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. or by arrangement. Contact: Sue Clopper, 83 Willow Grove Mill Drive , Middletown DE 19709-8629 Ph: (Home) 302-449-2337
Bells: 12, 23-3-17 (approx) Sunday: Pre-service ringing 10:30am (Meet in Broadway entrance to church) Post service ringing 12:15 (approx) until 2:00pm - sometimes later Practice: Wednesday evening, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Meet 6:15pm at 74 Trinity Place (behind church) - late-comers will experience considerable delay! Contact: Tony Furnivall Please e-mail in advance, if possible - visitors are always welcome, but it helps to have an idea who is coming. Visiting bands DO require minimum 3 months advance e-mail notice. Ph: For more information contact: bells@trinitywallstreet.org
Bells: 8, 8-3-0, Whitechapel, 1968 Contact: James Henle Clark Science Center Smith College Northampton, MA 01063 (Cell) 413.218.4910 (Work) 413.585.3867 (Fax) 413.585.3786
see also: St Mark's Church Bells: 8, 17-3-18, Mears & Stainbank, 1876 and 1878, re-hung 1999. Sunday: 12:20 -1:00 p.m. Summer: 2nd & 4th Sundays 10:10-11:00. check schedule for details. Practice: 6:45-8:30 PM, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays & the second Sunday of each month following the service ringing, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Contact: Philadelphia Guild of Change Ringers, website & contact below:
see also: Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Bells: 8, 4-2-8, Whitechapel, 1980 Sunday: 10:45-11:15 a.m. Summer: 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays 9:15-10:00 a.m. check here for details. Practice: 6:45-8:30 PM, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays Contact: Philadelphia Guild of Change Ringers, website & contact below:
Bells: 8, 8-0-21, 5-8 Thomas Mears Jr., 1814, 3 & 4 Mears & Stainbank, 1834, treble and 2nd Whitechapel, 2000. Back 6 bells formerly of St. John's Church Preston, Lancashire. Sunday: Noon - 12:30 p.m. (11:00 - 11:30 a.m. summer months) Practice: Thursday, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Contact: Alison Peters, 34 Castle Shannon Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15228-2202 Ph: (Home) 412-563-4878
30513 Washington Street, 21853
Bells: 8, 15-0-0, Warner, 1885 Practice: 2nd Saturday, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. (Subject to change) Contact: Quebec City Guild of Change Ringers, website & contact below:
see also: Cathedral Website Bells: 8, 16-2-24, Thomas Mears II, 1830 Sunday: 10:20 -11:00 a.m. Practice: Wednesday, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Contact: Quebec City Guild of Change Ringers, website & contact below: Québec City Guild of Change Ringers Quebec Guild of Change-Ringers, P.O. Box 32027, Quebec City, QC G1M 3N9 Canada Contact: Douglas H. Kitson Ph: 418-948-3358
Bells: 8, 4-2-15, (3,4,5) Taylor, 1987, (1,2,6,7&8), Eijsbouts, 1992 Sunday: 10.30 -11:00 a.m. (9:30-10:00 June-August) Practice: Thursday, 6:00 -7:30 p.m. Contact: John Gray, 2105 Chrisdale Court , Raleigh, NC 2760 7 Ph: (Home) 919-787-7015 (Work) 919-716-7337 Fax: 919-716-7970 E-mail John Gray
Bells: 8, 3-3-27, Whitechapel, various dates (Ex Xpo Belfry) Practice: Sunday, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Memorial Day - Labor Day Contact: Allison Olson, 83 Forest Avenue, Riverside, IL 60546 Ph: (Home) 708-447-1481, (Work) 312-246-2438
Gerberding Hall, Red Square, School of Music, Box 353450, Seattle, WA 98195-3450 Bells: 8, 6-0-6, Eijsbouts, installed May, 2008 Practice: Mondays and Fridays 7-9pm (mostly with the simulator, Fridays 8:30-9pm without the simulator). Contact: Rebecca Woodgate, 1013 NE 40th Street, Seattle, WA 980105-6698 Ph: (work) 206-221-3268 (fax) 206-616-3142
Bells: 8, 11-0-23, Whitechapel, 2003 Sunday:10:30-10:45 a.m. Practice: Friday, 5:00 p.m, Call or e-mail first to confirm. Contact Paul Engsberg, 360 University Ave, Sewanee, TN 37375 Ph: (Home) 931-598-0155 (Work) 931-598-1952
Bells: 8, 4-1-13, Whitechapel, 1995 Saturday: 6:15 - 6:45 p.m. Sunday: 8:45-9:25 a.m. Practice: Schedule varies - call for information. Tower Captain: Arlene Sutherland
Bells: 8, 3-3-0, Taylor, 1984 Sunday: 11:00a.m. - Noon Practice: Monday, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Contact: Remica Gray, #10 Cambridge, Texarkana, AR 71854 Ph: 870-773-3741
Bells: 12, Tenor 21-2-0, Front 4, Whitechapel, 1996, Back 8, Mears & Stainbank, 1828, (Formerly St. James', Bermondsey, UK). Sunday: 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Practice: Monday, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; (If the bells are ringing and the doors are locked, go to the south-west door. Behind the left side stone molding about 3 feet above ground is a rubber flap with a bell push under it. "Ring the bell" walk up the walkway to the small single door at the north end of the Cathedral and someone will open that door for you.) Contact: Judith Hunt, 33 Albemarle Avenue, Toronto, ON M4K 1H6 Ph: 416-466-7192
see also: Cathedral Website Bells: 8, 16-0-0, Front 5, Llewellins & James 1906, Back 3, Paccard, 1900 Sunday: 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Practice: Tuesday, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. & Saturday 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. (Irregular, check first.) Contact: Eve Munns Ph: (Home) 604-224-0233 (Work) 604-873-2412
Bells: 10, 29-1-19, Back 6, Mears & Stainbank, 1935, 3 & 4 Mears & Stainbank, 1936, Front 2, Whitechapel, 1982 Sunday: 8:45 - 9:15 a.m. & 10:30 - 11 a.m. Practice: Tuesday, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Contact: Susan Benzon, 616 Truch Street, Victoria, BC, Canada V8V 4C5 Ph: (Home) 250-477-3316
see also: Cathedral Website Bells: 10, 32-0-4, Whitechapel, 1962 Sunday: 12 noon, meet at northwest elevator(Quarter Peals alternate Sundays, call ahead) Practice: Tuesday, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Contact: Washington Ringing Society, website & contact below:
see also: National Park Service Website Bells: 10, 26-1-13, Whitechapel, 1976 Ringing: Thursday, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. (Meet at the base of the glass elevator in the OPOT atrium at 6:50 pm.) Contact: Washington Ringing Society, website & contact below: Washington Ringing Society
Ringing: The bells have not been made available for ringing since the mid 1980's. Contact: Office of the Director, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA 02172 Ph: 617-924-3434 |
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