OS: SP287114
Asthall, St Nicholas
The parish Church of St Nicholas, Asthall is in middle of this small village just south of the River Windrush. There is some nearby roadside parking.
This is a small Church with a very small ringing room that has no room for anyone but the 6 people ringing the bells. The ringing room is reached by climbing a short wooden staircase that starts inside the tower. There is a window in the west face of the tower and a glass barrier on the oposite face looking over the nave.
2010-01-21 [ expand ]
I visited for the first time on Thursday 21st January 2010 for the "Two Hundred and Fourtythird Mid-week Outing" of the Four Shires Guild of Bell Ringers. I only rang bell #3 initially ring it up and later for a touch of Plain Bob Minor. They are a light set of bells but seemed to go ok.
The Bells
The tower has a ring of 6 bells with a tenor weighing 6-0-10 in A. Dove's Guide includes details of the bells at St Nicholas and more information is provided by the Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers including the inscriptions on the bells.
