Kirby-le-Soken, St Michael

8 bells, 9-3-1 in A♭
Usual Practice Nights: tuesday
Access & Facilities: Toilet facilities available

Abbreviations: GF – Ground Floor, S – Staircase, L – Ladder, T – Toilet

Kirby-le-Soken, St Michael

8 bells, 9-3-1 in A♭
Address: St Michael Church, Kirby-le-Soken, Essex, CO13 0EF, UK
Usual Practice Nights: tuesday
Access & Facilities: Toilet facilities available

(Access abbreviations: GF – Ground Floor, S – Staircase, L – Ladder, T – Toilet)

Additional Tower and Practice Information:

Practice Night: Alternate Tuesdays with Tendring during winter months. See Cluster Group Ringing Schedule here

Sunday: 9.00 am & 6.00 pm (summer) 3.45 pm (winter)

Bells Information

Bell Weight Note Diameter Cast Founder
Treble 3-1-4 Ab 1955 Mears & Stainbank
2 3-2-15 G 1955 Mears & Stainbank
3 3-2-20 F 1955 Mears & Stainbank
4 4-1-14 Eb 1955 Mears & Stainbank
5 5-0-15 Db 1955 Mears & Stainbank
6 5-3-10 C 32.25" 1641 Miles I Graye
7 7-0-7 Bb 1955 Mears & Stainbank
Tenor 9-3-1 Ab 1955 Mears & Stainbank

The bells are hung in plain bearings in a steel frame put in by Bowell’s of Ipswich in 1923. With the exception of the 6th, all the bells were recast and hung in the existing fittings and framework in 1955 by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry