Local Towers
This is a list of towers with bells hung for change ringing that are within a few miles of Ecclesfield. Click on the underlined links to see the tower or church web site (this will open in a new window).
We have also included a list of towers with bells that are not hung for change ringing (can't be rung full circle) but can be chimed, these are marked (chiming only).
Just for interest, at the bottom of the page is a list of some single bells that we have noticed in the area.
List of Towers and Bells
Towers with ground floor ringing chambers are denoted by: [GF]
12 Bell Towers
| Sheffield Cathedral | St Peter and St Paul | 12 bells plus flat 6th and extra treble | |
| Rotherham | Minster of All Saints' | 12 bells plus sharp 2nd for a front 8 |
10 Bell Towers
| Ranmoor | St John the Baptist | 10 bells | |
| Ecclesfield | St Mary the Virgin | 10 bells + Sanctus |
8 Bell Towers
| Bolsterstone [GF] | St Mary | 8 bells | |
| Bradfield | St Nicholas | 8 bells | |
| Dore | Christ Church | 8 bells | |
| Handsworth | St Mary | 8 bells | |
| Harthill | All Hallows | 8 bells | |
| Norton | St James | 8 bells | |
| Rawmarsh | St Mary | 8 bells | |
| Eastwood | St Anthony - Coptic Orthodox Patriarchates | 8 bells | |
| Sheffield - RC Cathedral | St Marie | 8 bells | |
| South Anston | St James | 8 bells | |
| Wath Upon Dearne | All Saints' | 8 bells | |
| Whiston [GF] | St Mary Magdalene | 8 bells | |
| Wortley | St Leonard | 8 bells |
6 Bell Towers
| Beighton | St Mary the Virgin | 6 bells | |
| Thrybergh [GF] | St Leonard | 6 bells | |
| Treeton | St Helen | 6 bells | |
| Walkley | St Mary | 6 bells | |
| Wentworth | Holy Trinity | 6 bells |
3 Bell Towers
| Mexborough [GF] | St John the Baptist | 3 bells | |
| Tankersley {chimed regularly, full circle limited to special occasions} Very historic heritage ring. | St Peter | 3 bells | |
| Todwick [GF] | St Peter and St Paul | 3 bells | |
| Wickersley [GF] | St Alban | 3 bells |
Chiming Only Towers
| Firvale | St Cuthbert's | 8 bells | |
| Fulwood | Christ Church | 8 bells | |
| The Sacred Heart | Hillsborough | 8 bells | |
| Brocco Bank | St Augustine | 5 bells (clock bell hung for ringing) | |
| Laughton En Le Morthen | 3 bells |
Ring of Steel Bells Made in Sheffield
- Sheffield Millennium Gallery - 6 Naylor Vickers steel bells (hung dead with chiming clappers) [photo]
Other Swing Chiming Bells and Bells Hung Dead With Chiming Clappers or Chiming Hammers
| The Bochum Bell | Static exhibit in the City Centre | (unringable) | |
| Bramall Lane - St Mary's | 1 bell | 25cwt | |
| Chapeltown -St John's | 1 steel bell 1899 | 1 cwt | |
| Chapeltown - Former St John's Church Hall | 1 bell | ||
| Ecclesall - All Saints' | 1 bell | 12cwt | |
| Elsecar - Holy Trinity | 1 bell Thomas II Mears. 1842 (hung for full circle ringing) - | 10-1-5 in A | |
| Gleadless - St Peter | 1 bell 1949 | ||
| Grenoside -St Mark's | 1 bell. John Taylor & Co 1947 | 1-3-12 | |
| Hyde Park - St John's | 1 bell. John Taylor & Co 1839 | 14-2-27 | |
| High Green - St Saviour's Mortomley | 1 bell | ||
| Norton Lees - St Paul's | 1 bell James Barwell 1877 | ||
| Orchard Square clock | 5 bells | ||
| Oughtibridge - The Ascension | 1 bell John Taylor & Co 1881 | ||
| Parson Cross - St Bernard's | 1 bell | ||
| Pilley - St Paul's | 1 bell | ||
| St Leonard's, Norwood | 1 bell Naylor Vickers steel bell 1899 (originally from St Michael's & All Angels, Neepsend) | ||
| St Matthias, Stocksbridge | 1 bell. James Barwell 1889 | ||
| Tinsley, St Lawrence | 3 bells John Taylro & Co. 1928. In exposed external turret. Electronic controls | 1-3-6 | |
| Totley - All Saints' | 1 bell | ||
| Wadsley | 1 bell |