Bell ringing times
Hear the famous sound of Bow Bells
The sound of Bow Bells can be heard every 15 minutes as the clock strikes the quarters of the hour. A toll is heard before daily services and the Angelus is rung morning and evening, as is a seasonal hymn. All this chiming is done automatically.
Change ringing (where each of the 12 bells swings through 360 degrees and is rung by an individual person) happens on feast days and other special occasions such as City events or weddings. At other times, many bands of experienced ringers from around the country come to practise on this large and famous ring of bells. A sound control system keeps the volume of practice peals to a very low level, while peals for special occasions ring out across the Square Mile and far beyond.
The schedule below is regularly updated. For further information please contact the Steeplkeeper, Simon Meyer.
*open ringing †half-muffled ringing
Ringing Schedule 2010
July
13th 18.30 - 20.00 Ancient Society of College Youths' practice
14th 18.30 - 20.00 Society of Royal Cumberland Youths' practice
17th 09.30 - 12.30 Peal attempt: Ancient Society of College Youths
19th 17.30 - 20.30 Peal attempt: Ancient Society of College Youths
30th 18.30 - 20.00 Quarter Peal: Middlesex Assocation
August
[6th 12.30 - 13.05 Possible Ringing: The Transfiguration*]
16th 17.30 - 20.30 Peal attempt: Ancient Society of College Youths
17th 18.30 - 20.00 Ancient Society of College Youths' practice
September
14th 18.30 - 20.00 Ancient Society of College Youths' practice
15th 18.30 - 20.00 Society of Royal Cumberland Youths' practice
20th 17.30 - 20.30 Peal attempt: Ancient Society of College Youths
29th 12.30 - 13.05 Ringing: Feast of Michael & All Angels*
[29th 19.00 - 19.30 Possible Ringing: Inaugural Organ Recital*]
October
11th 19.15 - 20.30 Ringing: St Michael's Cornhill
16th 10.00 - 11.30 Quarter Peal: Middlesex Assocation
18th 17.30 - 20.30 Peal attempt: Ancient Society of College Youths
30th 10.00 - 20.30 Annual Striking Competition*
November
1st 12.30 - 13.05 Ringing: Feast of All Saints*
2nd 12.30 - 13.05 Ringing: Commemoration of All Souls†
6th 10.00 - 14.00 Peal: Ancient Society of College Youths
10th 18.30 - 20.00 Society of Royal Cumberland Youths' practice
15th 17.30 - 20.30 Peal attempt: Ancient Society of College Youths
December
14th 18.30 - 20.00 Ancient Society of College Youths' practice
20th 17.30 - 20.30 Peal attempt: Ancient Society of College Youths
22nd 18.30 - 20.00 Society of Royal Cumberland Youths' practice
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