Welcome to the Ambergate Campanile Homepage.
About the campanile
The Ambergate Campanile is a mini-ring of 10 bells hung for full circle, English style change ringing. They are the first complete ring of 10 mini bells, specifically cast and hung for full circle change ringing, in the world.
They were installed in June 1998 by Matthew Higby and the late Tom Chapman from Somerset. The original location of the mini-ring was a bungalow in Hook, near Basingstoke, called Ambergate. The bells were hung between the trusses in the loft space above the garage and were rung from the garage. The "try out" of the completed installation was on 19 June 1998.
Because of the owners' move to Worcester, they were dismantled in early December 2005 and taken by Matthew Higby for modification for use as a portable ring. The first public outing was the National 12 Bell at Worcester Cathedral in 2006 when they were erected in the Chapter House. They also featured at the Hereford Course in 2007 and 2008 .
The first quarter peal (Grandsire Caters) was rung on Sunday 12 July 1998.
The first peal (Grandsire Caters) was rung on Sunday 1 November 1998.
To date – 30th March 2008 - there have been 62,485 recordable changes in
7 peals and
21 quarter peals,
with
80 different ringers.
We have welcomed 453 visitors to the tower.
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