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Kirtlington, St Mary the Virgin
The parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Kirtlington is situated, appropriately enough, at the end of Church Lane in the east of the village. There is limited parking at the end of Church Lane but it was suggested to us that we should park at the nearby Village Hall and walk the short distance to the churchyard.
The ringing room is reached by climbing a 26 step stone spiral staircase. The entrance door is on the outside north face of the tower. The room is painted white and is pretty big with lots of seating and plenty of room to ring the 8 bells. There is a large clock mechanism and a fair bit of clutter.
2013-01-17 [ expand ]
My first visit was on Thursday 17th January 2013 as the second tower
[1st,
3rd
4th]
of the 279th Mid-week Outing
of the
Four Shires Guild.
I started by ringing up bell #6 and ended by ringing it down again. I rang a touch of Grandsire Triples on bell #4 and for the first time rang a touch of Plain Bob Major on bell #3. 
The Bells
The tower has a ring of 8 bells with a tenor weighing 16-1-19 in E. Dove's Guide includes details of the bells at St Mary the Virgin and more information is provided by the Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers.
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| 1 |
Dove's Guide to the bells at St Mary the Virgin |
Robert Dashwood. 1718. I was recast by the gift of the Diocesan Guild of Ringers. 1938. |
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| 2 | Robert Dashwood. 1718. Recast by C & G. Mears, London 1853 |
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| 3 | Sing to the Lord a new song. HB. MA. 1718 Recast at the expense of the Parish 1870 |
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| 4 | His sound shall be heard in the Holy Place Henry Bagley made this ring to be seen in the year of Our Lord 1718 |
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| 5 | And the fifth sounded. HB. 1718 | |||
| 6 | The Kingdoms of the World and our Lords. 1718 Be it known to all that do me see that H. Bagley he made me. |
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| 7 | Christ shall reign for ever and ever H. Bagley made me. 1718 |
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| Tenor | Tenor. I to the Church the living call and to the grave do summon all. A(Bell) R. 1753 |
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| Sanctus | HB. MA. 1718 Re-hung 1765. Walter Pryor Thomas Kerby Churchwardens |
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