The Bells of St. Marys – Where did they come from?
St. Mary’s had never had a peal of ‘full-circle’ church bells, only a carillon of tubular bells. In 1992, six bells became available from All Saints Church in Hamer, Greater Manchester. Sadly, this was due to an arson attack and the bells were sold to raise money for repairs to the church roof. Following a detailed structural survey, our tower was considered suitable for this ring of bells. The bells were donated to St. Mary’s by the Surrey Association of Church Bell Ringers (St. Mary’s Tower is attached to the Southern Section) and two further bells were donated by parishioners to make a ‘ring of eight’. These last two were cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
