King's Lynn Minster

These impressive deep toned bells ring out across the ancient town and port from the North West Tower. The twin towers are unusually very different from each other in style and dimensions, the South West tower of Norman origin being the older of the two. The church, founded more than 800 years ago by the first Bishop of Norwich, was once much larger and attached to a priory.

The present bells are based on a ring of eight cast at Whitechapel in 1766. The treble and second were added in 1887, presented by the Mayor and his wife on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. The bells were re-dedicated on Sunday 20th November 2005 having been re-tuned and re-hung in a new frame by Taylor’s of Loughborough. The ninth has been re-cast. The ringing room was also reordered at this time.  (Roger Peckham)