Bell ringing
Tolling for over 250 years
At Canford we have 6 bells weighing approximately 2 tons.
Each bell is a beautiful piece of Dorset Heritage; five of our bells date back to 1739 - the historic work of founder William Knight - while our sixth was added in 1897 to mark Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.
They were rehung in 2012 after extensive restoration.
There is an information booklet about bell ringing written by Paul Tyson, the Bell Captain, available in the bell tower.
