Library of Bell Recordings
by Dr John R Ketteringham MBE Lincoln, England

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The bells which can be heard are those of Abbey Church of St Mary, Sherborne, Dorset
8 bells - tenor 46 cwt 5 lbs in Eb

(If you cannot hear the bells please click here.)

St Stephen in Brannell, Cornwall, St Stephen, 8, 13-1-20 in F#
Sample, CD available : © Taylors Eayre & Smith/Adrian Udal
Salford Priors, Warks, St Matthew, 8, 15-0-14 in F#
Recording : © Mike Chester
Saltaire, W York, Congregational, 6, 4 cwt in Db
Sample : © Karl Grave
Saltaire, Yorks, 6, 8-3-12
Sample : © George Dawson
Saltwood, Kent, Sts Peter and Paul, 6, 12-1-22 in F#
Sample, Recording - 103Kb : © Damien S Smith
Sapcote, Leics, All Saints, 10, 9-1-26 in A
Sample : © Devon Ringers Tour 1999
Scalby, N Yorks, St Laurence, 6, 9-2-1 in G#
Sample, Recording - 237Kb : © William H Hibbert
Scunthorpe, Lincs, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre (former church of St John Evangelist), 8, 16-3-24 in F
Sample : © Paul Kibblewhite
Seattle, WA, USA, Gerberding Hall Bell Tower, University of Washington, 8, 6-0-6 in B
Video of inaugural ceremony and ringing on 31 May 2008 - 9:17 : © International Artists Records, Inc.
Sefton, Mers, St Helen, 8, 11-2-11 in F#
Sample : © BBC Radio 4
Selby, N Yorks, Abbey Church of  St Mary & German, 12, 25-2-20 in D
Sample : © John Ketteringham
Sellindge, Kent, St Mary, 6, 8-2-19 in Ab
Sample, Recording - 95Kb : © Mark Chittenden-Pile
Shaftesbury, Dorset, St James the Great, 6, 9-2-0 in F#
Sample, Recording - 272Kb : © Tim Rose
Shenfield, Essex, St Mary the Virgin, 6, 9cwt in G
Sample : © BBC Christmas Bells 1978
Sherborne, Dorset, Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin, 8, 46-0-5 in Eb
Sample : © Jim Hedgecock
The back six : © Tim Rose
Lowering all 8 in peal : © Tim Rose
Sherbourne, Warks, All Saints, 6, 11-1-17 in F#
Sample : © Pam Copson
Sherfield English, Hants, St Leonard, 8, 9-2-1 in Ab
Sample : © Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Shillingstone, Dorset, Holy Rood, 6, 15-2-9 in Eb
Shillingstone : © Tim Rose
Shilton, Warks, St Andrew, 6, 6-3-20 in Bb
Sample : © Mike Chester
Shincliffe, Durham, St Mary the Virgin, 6, 4-0-14 in D
Sample : © BBC Christmas Bells 1977
Shipham, Soms, St Leonard, 6, 6-0-8 in G
Sample, © BBC Radio 4
Shipton Gorge, St Martin, Dorset, 6, 4-3-24 in C
Sample : © William H Hibbert
Shrewsbury, Shrops, St Chad, 12, 39-2-7 in C also extra treble and 6b
Sample, CD available : © Taylors Eayre & Smith/Adrian Udal
Shroton, Dorset, Holy Rood, 6, 9-2-25 in G
Shroton : © Tim Rose
Silsden, W Yorks, St James the Great, W Yorks, 6, 12cwt in F
Sample : © George Dawson
Smarden, Kent, St Michael, 6, 18-1-21 in E
Sample, Recording - 106Kb : © Damien S Smith
South Brent, Devon, St Petroc, 6, 13-2-2 in F#
Sample : © BBC Radio 4
South Croydon, Surrey, St Peter, 12, 30-0-20 in D
Sample : © Dickon Love
South Lopham, Norfolk, St Andrew, 6, 20-3-14 in E
Sample : © John Whittall
South Perrott, Dorset, St Mary, 6, 6-2-7 in Bb
Sample, Recording - 176Kb : © Tim Rose
South Petherton, Soms, Sts Peter & Paul, 12, 22-3-15 in Eb
Sample : © Bath & Wells Diocesan Association of Change Ringers
Southam, Warks, St James, 8, 15-1-25 in F
Sample : © Mike Chester
Southampton, Hants, St Michael the Archangel, 10, 16-1-15 in F
Sample, Recording - 550Kb : © Roy LeMarechal
Southwark, Gr Lon, Cathedral Church of St Saviour, 12, 48-0-9 in Bb
Sample : © Southwark Cathedral Society of Bell Ringers
Southwold on Sea, Suffolk, St Edmund King & Martyr, 8, 10-3-11 in F
Sample : © William H Hibbert
Sparsholt, Hants, St Stephen, 6, 7-2-0 in A (recorded on back 5)
Sample, Recording - 2.2Mb : © Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Staines, Surrey, St Mary the Bessed Virgin, 8:
Before re-tuning: 17-2-0 in E : © Bill Pearcey
After re-tuning:   16-3-1 in F : © Aidan C A Hopkins
Standon, Staffs, All Saints, 5, 8cwt in A
Sample : © George Dawson
Stanford on Soar, Notts, St John the Baptist, 8, 15-3-18 in F#
Sample : © Devon Ringers Tour 1999
Staplehurst, Kent, All Saints, 10, 19-2-7 in Eb
Sample, Recording - 155Kb : © Dickon Love
Staverton, Northants, St Mary the Virgin, 6, 10-3-26 in G
Sample : © Mike Chester
Steyning, W Sussex, St Andrew, 8, 12-1-16 in F#
Sample : © William H Hibbert
Stirling, Central Scotland, Church of the Holy Rude, 6, 6-3-25 in Bb
Sample : © BBC Christmas Bells 1976
Stoke Poges, Bucks, St Giles, 8, 13-2-3 in F#
Sample, Recording - 578Kb : © Local bell ringers
Stone, Staffs, St Michael, Staffs, 8, 10cwt F#
Sample, Recording - 70Kb : © Local bell ringers
Stone in Oxney, Kent, St Mary the Virgin, 6, 13cwt in Ab
Sample, Recording - 96Kb : © Damien S Smith
Stoney Stanton, Leics, St Michael, 8, 14cwt in F#
Sample : © Devon Ringers Tour 1999
Stonham Aspal, Suffolk, Sts Mary & Lambert, 10, 23-0-18 in Eb
Sample, Recording - 234Kb : © Local bell ringers
Stourbridge, Amblecote, W Mids, Holy Trinity, 8, 7-1-3- in B
Sample : © John Whittall
Stourbridge, W Mids, St Thomas, 12, 18-2-8 in E
Sample : © George Dawson
Stow on the Wold, Glos, St Edward, 8, 27-2-24 in D
Sample, Bells of the Cotswolds CD (Track 3) : © Saydisc Records
Stratford upon Avon, Warks, Holy Trinity, 10, 19-0-2 in E
Sample : © Mike Chester
Stratton, Cornwall, St Andrew, 8, 21-3-16 in Eb
Sample : © Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Sturminster Newton, Dorset, Holy Rood, 6, Dorset, S Mary, 6, 16-0-18 in Eb
Sturminster Newton : © Tim Rose
Sturry, Kent, St Nicholas, 6, 9-3-7 in G
Sample, Prior to retuning : © Roger Button
After retuning in 1993 : © Dickon Love
Suckley, Worcs, St John the Baptist, 6, 12-0-12 in F
Sample, Recording - 765Kb : © Music in Suckley
Sunderland, Roker, Tyne and Wear, St Andrew, 10, 22-2-26 in E
Sample : © Mike Chester
Surfleet, Lincs, St Laurence, 12, 12-0-9 in F
Sample, Recording - 299Kbs : © Michael Wilby
Sutterton, Lincs, St Mary the Virgin, 8, 12-1-19 in F
Sample : © Devon Ringers Tour 1999
Sutton cum Lound, Notts, St Bartholomew, 8, 15-1-18 in G
Sample : © George Dawson
Sutton under Brailes, Warks, St Thomas of Canterbury, 5, 8-3-22 in Ab
Sample : © Mike Chester
Swaffham, Norfolk, Sts Peter & Paul, 8, 15-2-23 in E
Sample : © John Whittall
The Swan Bells: Please see Perth, WA
Swindon, Wilts, Christ Church, 10, 22-0-9 in Eb
Sample : © BBC Christmas Bells 1979
Swineshead, Lincs, St Mary, 8, 16-3-26 in F
Sample : © Devon Ringers Tour 1999
Swinstead, Lincs, St Mary, 4, 8-2-3 in G#
Sample : © George Dawson
Swynnerton, Staffs, St Mary, 6, 7-1-8 in A
Sample : © George Dawson


Revised: 23 Octomber 2007 (pat)