Until April 2009 the church in Bardwell village had an unusual ring of six bells, most dating from the eighteenth century. Sadly they had not been rung regularly for many years because their frame and fittings had come to the end of their life and were worn out. The ring was unusual because the rope circle fell 1,5,6,2,3,4 - probably due to the installation of two bells in the central pit of the frame.

An archaeological survey of the old frame was undertaken in 2009 and a report and drawings will shortly be available

The inscriptions on the old bells are as follows;

The bells have been largely silent in Bardwell village for decades, with only the occasional ringing for very short periods in the past few years. It was wonderful to ring, albeit briefly, for the 90th birthday celebrations of Mrs Ruffles several years ago, especially as one of the bells is dedicated to a member of the Ruffles family. Likewise it was a great honour to ring for the funeral of this lady in January 2007.

The Bardwell village church bells restoration project aims to restore regular ringing of the bells. Click the link to find  out how you can support this project!

Click this link to see photographs of Bardwell bells before restoration.

Click this link to see photos of the restoration in progress