photo of St Nicholas Church, Alcester
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Alcester, St Nicholas

The Alcester Parish Church of St Nicholas is in the middle of the town. There is road side parking in the High Street and there is also a car park that is only a short walk away but must be driven to from the North off School Road.

The ringing room is reached by climbing the 39 steps of a wooden spiral staircase that is not in great condition. The entrance to the staircase is outside the South face of the tower. The ringing room is a good size with windows on three sides and half-panelled walls.

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The Bells

The tower has a ring of 8 bells with a tenor weighing 12-2-13 in F. Dove's Guide includes details of the bells at St Nicholas. All the bells are named but I could not determine whether those names are inscribed in the bells, the names are shown in the following table.

The 8 bells can also be chimed.

BellNoteDiameterWeightInscription
1 Dove's Guide
to the bells at
St Nicholas
St George
2 PEACE
3 UNITY
4 CONCORD
5 FAITH
6 HOPE
7 CHARITY
Tenor St Nicholas

The Coventry Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers also have information on the Alcester Parish Church of St Nicholas.

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