Bells
EOC has a very fine ring of eight bells, which are rung during term time by members of BUSCR (The Birmingham University Society of Change Ringers) and other friends of the church. Regular practices are held on Wednesday evenings at 7.00 pm during term time.
The inscriptions on the bells read:
No. 8 (10 cwt) Tenor
‘Fear
God and Honor the King’ (1685)
No. 7 (7 cwt)
‘Matthew
Bagley made mee’ (1685)
No. 6 (5 cwt)
‘Matthew
Bagley made mee’ (1685)
No. 5 (4 cwt)
‘Matthew
Bagley made mee’ (1685)
No.
4 (4 cwt)
‘To
the greater glory of God’ (1898)
No. 3 (4 cwt)
‘Cast
by T. Pyke, Bridgewater’ (1781)
No. 2 (4 cwt)
‘To
the glory of God’ (1927)
Given
by members of the congregation
‘Adeste
Fideles’
No. 1 (4cwt)
‘To
the glory of God’ (1927)