Kingham, St Andrew
The Church of St Andrew, Kingham is in the south-west of this Cotswold village where Church Street meets Station Road. The railway line and River Evenlode are about half a mile to the West. There is some on street parking on Church Street and we were directed to use the nearby British Legion car park.
The church, like much of the village, is built of Cotswold stone. The stone pew ends are very unusual and are believed by the locals to be unique. The tower is at the west end of the church and ringing is from the ground floor.
2010-09-25 [ expand ]
I visited for the first time on Saturday 25th September 2010 as the first tower [2nd, 3rd] on the Four Shires Guild Annual Walking Tour. The church was dressed for a wedding later in the day and looked fabulous.
Initially there were only five of us and I rang up bell #7 followed by a touch of Grandsire Doubles. After a couple of others arrived I rang a touch of Plain Bob Minor followed by another touch of Grandsire Doubles. Nice bells.
2011-02-17 [ expand ]
My next visit was on Thursday 17th February 2011 as the first tower
[2nd,
3rd,
4th]
of the 256th Mid-week Outing
of the
Four Shires Guild. I started by ringing up bell #3. Since my first visit 5 months earlier I have made some progress ringing on 8 bells and was able to ring a touch of Grandsire Triples on bell #4.
The Bells
The tower has a ring of 8 bells with a tenor weighing 12-0-4 in F♯. Dove's Guide includes details of the bells at St Andrew and more information is provided by the Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers.