OS: SP206322
Moreton-in-Marsh, St David
The Moreton-in-Marsh Parish Church of St David [1, 2] is situated just West of the High Street (A429, Fosse Way) in Church Street. There are several parking spaces by the entrance to the churchyard.
The ringing room accessed from a door in the South side of the tower that opens on to a stone spiral (ant-clockwise) staircase than climbs 32. The room is npt particulaly large and the clock mechanism takes up a lot of space but there is some seating for those not ringing. There are two windows, one facing North and the other South.
2009-07-04
I visited for the first time on Saturday 4th July 2009 as part of the Centenary celebrations of the Four Shires Guild of Bell Ringers. I rang up bell #6, rang the Tenor for a touch of Stedman Triples and ringing down bell #6. Both the bells that I rang were trouble free and rang nicely.
The Bells
The tower has a ring of 8 bells with a tenor weighing 10-0-14 in G. Dove's Guide includes details of the bells at St David and additional information provided by The Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers.
| Bell | Note | Diameter | Weight | Inscription |
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| 1 |
Dove's Guide to the bells at St David |
Although I'm both light and small, I will be heard above you all. |
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| 2 | I am the second in this ring, Therefore next to thee, I will sing. |
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| 3 | William Bagley made mee, 1693. | |||
| 4 | Fear God and Honour the King, 1693. | |||
| 5 | Prosperity to the Parish. | |||
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| 7 | ||||
| Tenor | May all I summon to the grave, The blessings of a well spent life receive. |
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