Somerton, St James the Apostle
The Church of St James the Apostle, Somerton is located in the middle of this small Cherwell valley village on the south side of Church Street. This is a limited amount of roadside parking on Church Street.
The bells sound very nice from inside and outside.
2018-10-06 [ expand ]
My first visit was on Saturday 6th October 2018 as the first tower [2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th] of the Welford ringers tour.
I started by ringing up the tenor followed by some Rounds & Call Changes. I rang bell #5 for a touch of Plain Bob Major and Stedman triples. Next I rang Grandsire Triples on bell #4 and finished by ringing down bell #7.
The Bells
The tower has a ring of 8 bells with a tenor weighing 11-3-23 in F. Dove's Guide includes details of the bells at St James, more information is provided by the Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers.