Ellesmere, The Blessed Virgin
Sunday: 9.45 - 10.10
Friday: 8.00 - 9.15pm
Treble, 4, 5 and 6: Thomas Rudhall of Gloucester,1768
2, 3, 7: Abraham Rudhall II of Gloucester, 1727
Tenor: John Rudhall of Gloucester, 1799
The tuning of the ring might be considered idiosyncratic and they can sound a little mournful. The frame is dated 1712 (Pickford 8.2: A8, B1, C2, D3, E4, F5, G6, H7). The ringing room has a peal board from 1730, a set of ringers' rules and a 1919 printed list of salaries and fees for ringers. The central tower has an external entrance on south side leading to a somewhat tortuous route of newel staircases and passages. The town has all the usual facilities, but not immediately adjacent to the church. Parking may be available beside the Mere or on Church Hill to the east of the church. Otherwise there is a free public car park in the town. Public conveniences are to be found in the park opposite the church gates and at the Mere car park.