Bournville Carillon (part of Bournville Heritage Open Day)
Bournville Junior School, Linden Road, Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1JY
Installed by Bournville Village Trust founder, George Cadbury in 1906, Bournville Carillon is one of the finest instruments of its kind in the world. This very rare and unusual musical instrument looks much like an organ and consists of 48 cast bronze bells, played serially to produce a melody that can be heard across the Village Green. The instrument and the carillon art are most commonly found in Belgium, Holland, France and even in the USA but are a rarity in the UK.
For our Heritage Open Day, the bells will be played at regular intervals from 1000 until 1600. Demonstrations will be for shorter periods but for a longer overall duration throughout the day.
There will be no tours of the tower this year due to health and safety issues.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 13 September:
- 1000-1600
Location & directions
Bournville Junior School, Linden Road, Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1JY
- Directions:
- The best place to enjoy the bells of the Carillon is Bournville village green, bring a picnic or visit the local shops.
- Contact on day:
- Daniel Callicott
- Telephone number:
- +441214720199
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
Enjoy the sound of the Carillon bells from Bournville village green. Please note there will be no tours up the tower this year due to health and safety issues.
Additional information
This event is part of Bournville Heritage Open Day on Saturday 13th September. In conjunction with a wide array of other fantastic historic sites in the wider Bournville area. You can also enjoy the garden village created by George Cadbury. For full up to date details visit www.bvt.org.uk.
