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Malvern Link, St Matthias
The Malvern Link Church, St Matthias, is situated on the South side of Church Road just East of where is goes under the railway. Parking is allowed on Church Road.
The ringing room is reached by climbing a 35 step, concrete, spiral staircase with brick walls. The entrance to the staircase is inside the tower. The room has two tall narrow windows and is spacious with benches, chairs and even two armchairs. There are ten bells and, unusually, all the sallies are a different colour derived from those used to indicate the values of electronic components.
2010-03-18 [ expand ]
I visited for the first time on Thursday 18th March 2010 for the "Two Hundred and Fourtyfifth Mid-week Outing" of the Four Shires Guild of Bell Ringers. I rang up bell #9, bell #8 for Call Changes, bell #9 for Plain Hunt and ended ringing Call Changes on bell #6 and then ringing it down. I found no difficulties with any of the the bells that I rang.
2011-06-30 [ expand ]
My second visit was on Thursday 30th June 2011 as the fourth, and last, tower
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of the Harry Windsor Ringing Centre annual outing.
I started by ringing up bell #9 on its own which was also done for #7, #8 and the tenor. I rang rounds and call changes on bells #9 and the tenor. I then rang bell #7 for Plain Hunt on both 9 and 10. I finished by ringing down bell #8.
The Bells
The tower has a ring of 10 bells with a tenor weighing 16-2-3 in F♯. Dove's Guide includes details of the bells at St Matthias and additional information is provided by the Worcestershire & Districts Change Ringing Association. No information on the bells history or inscriptions was to be found in the tower.
