About St Mary'S Church, Thatcham
The St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church at Thatcham in the English county of Berkshire. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is a Grade II* listed building. The tower contains a peal of 10 change ringing bells. The oldest bells (5th–9th) date from 1624 and were cast by Ellis I Knight of Reading. The newest bells (1 and 2) date from 1969 and were cast by John Taylor & Co. The tenor bell (cast in 1825) weighs 13-0-23 (671 kg) and rings out the note 'F'. The bell ringers practise on a Tuesday night from 7: 30pm till 9: 15pm. They also ring on a Sunday from 09: 15am till 10am. Treble: 3cwt, John Taylor 1969 in A2nd: 3cwt, John Taylor 1969 in G3rd: 4cwt, John Taylor 1929 in F4th: 4cwt, John Taylor 1929 in E5th: 5cwt, Ellis I Knight 1624 in D6th: 6cwt, Ellis I Knight 1624 in C7th: 6cwt, Ellis I Knight 1624 in Bb8th: 7cwt, Ellis I Knight 1624 in A9th: 10cwt, Ellis I Knight 1624 in GTenor: 13cwt, Thomas II Mears 1825 in FIt has been claimed that the church was founded in the 7th century by St Birinus, and parts of the church date from the 12th century.
St Mary'S Church, Thatcham Description
The St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church at Thatcham in the English county of Berkshire. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is a Grade II* listed building. The tower contains a peal of 10 change ringing bells. The oldest bells (5th–9th) date from 1624 and were cast by Ellis I Knight of Reading. The newest bells (1 and 2) date from 1969 and were cast by John Taylor & Co. The tenor bell (cast in 1825) weighs 13-0-23 (671 kg) and rings out the note 'F'. The bell ringers practise on a Tuesday night from 7: 30pm till 9: 15pm. They also ring on a Sunday from 09: 15am till 10am. Treble: 3cwt, John Taylor 1969 in A2nd: 3cwt, John Taylor 1969 in G3rd: 4cwt, John Taylor 1929 in F4th: 4cwt, John Taylor 1929 in E5th: 5cwt, Ellis I Knight 1624 in D6th: 6cwt, Ellis I Knight 1624 in C7th: 6cwt, Ellis I Knight 1624 in Bb8th: 7cwt, Ellis I Knight 1624 in A9th: 10cwt, Ellis I Knight 1624 in GTenor: 13cwt, Thomas II Mears 1825 in FIt has been claimed that the church was founded in the 7th century by St Birinus, and parts of the church date from the 12th century.