An historic ring in the centre of the city
Augmented in 1977, All Saints is Worcester’s leading tower for peals and many significant record peals were rung here in the 1980s and 1990s.
The bells are ‘old style’ in sound and very ringable. There is a ring of twelve bells in E flat, plus an additional semitone bell and a disused sanctus bell.
Ringing Times
09:30 – 10:30 on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month.
Practice on Fridays 19:45 – 21:30. (Meet at the door on the south side of the church.)
Please check with the tower before visiting.
Video
Coming soon!
Audio
The bells ringing at All Saints (54s)
The Bells
| Bell | Inscription |
| 1. | [Whitechapel, 1977 – inscription to be obtained, but partial wording is: Roger Oakes and William Gill, Churchwardens of St. Peter’s 1661] |
| 2. | [Whitechapel, 1977 – inscription to be obtained, but partial wording is: Taylor & Sons, Founders, Loughborough 1858] |
| 3. | [Whitechapel, 1977 – inscription to be obtained, but partial wording is: Taylor & Sons, Founders, Loughborough 1858] |
| 4. | SO FOLLOW TRUE MY BROTHER STRING A (bell) R 1752 (arabesque border) |
| 5. | GOD PRESERVE THE CHURCH A (bell) R 1750 (border of crosses) |
| 6. | PROSPERITY TO ALL OUR BENEFACTORS A (bell) R 1750 (border of crosses) |
| 6b. | MEARS & STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON Waist: REV. C.N. WRIGHT, M.A., VICAR / SIMEON STOTT } / GEORGE BATTERSBY } CHURCHWARDENS / A.D. 1905. |
| 7. | Crown: (arabesque border) . A : R : (bell) GOD . SAVE . THE . KING (border) MR. IOHN : HANDY (border) IVNR. (border) 1692 (border) |
| 8. | RECAST BY ABEL RUDHALL 1753 (border of crosses) |
| 9. | GEO : FAYTING : RECTOR (border) ROBR. MILNER GENT (sprig) FRA : CHETLE : GENT : CH : 1692 : |
| 10. | GOD : SAVE : THE : KING : (arabesque border) 1692 : A : R . (bell) (bell) (border) ANT : HILL : ÆDITIMVS (border) |
| 11. | ABR^. RVDHALL (fleur-de-lis) OF . GLOVCESTER . (bell) . CASTE . VS : ANNO : DOM : 1692 (arabesque border) Waist: (Royal Arms) |
| 12. | ALL SAINTS MAY WE BE : HENRY WATKINS & WILLIAM WATKINS CHURCH WARDENS. THOMAS MEARS & SON OF LONDON FECIT 1805. (border) |
| Bell | Founder and Date | Diameter | Hz | Note | Cwt. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
| 1. | Whitechapel, 1977 | 24⅛ | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2. | Whitechapel, 1977 | 25¾ | 4 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 3. | Thomas Rudhall, 1773 | 26⅞ | 1574.5 | G+7 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 4. | Abel Rudhall, 1752 | 28¾ | 1417 | F+24 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 5. | Abel Rudhall, 1752 | 29⅞ | 1261 | Eb+23 | 5 | 1 | 24 |
| 6. | Abel Rudhall, 1752 | 30½ | 1184 | D+14 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 6b. | Mears & Stainbank, 1905 | 32½ | 1144? | Db? | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 7. | Abraham Rudhall I, 1692 | 31⅛ | 1049.5 | C+5 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 8. | Abel Rudhall, 1753 | 34¼ | 932.5 | Bb | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 9. | Abraham Rudhall I, 1692 | 37¼ | 830.5 | Ab | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 10. | Abraham Rudhall I, 1692 | 39¼ | 785 | G+2 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 11. | Abraham Rudhall I, 1692 | 45⅝ | 698 | F+1 | 13 | 2 | 6 |
| 12. | Thomas Mears & Son, 1805 | 50¾ | 622 | Eb | 20 | 1 | 1 |
Downloads
Detailed history of the All Saints bells by Chris Pickford
