Holy Cross Church Tower Open Day and Ride & Stride
Holy Cross Church,
Market Square,
Daventry,
Northamptonshire, NN11 4BL
On Saturday 9th September our bellringers will hold an open-tower from 10.30am – 15.30pm. Interested people can see what they do and 'have a go'…
On Saturday 9th September our bellringers will hold an open-tower from 10.30am – 15.30pm. Interested people can see what they do and 'have a go' under supervision on our bell simulator and perhaps a real bell. There will be a guided tour to the intermediate chamber where you can see along the nave roof between the top of the ceiling and the inside of the outer roof, then up to the bell chamber. Here you can stand below and well clear of the bells, watch one silenced bell being rung and see the remains of the historic chiming machine. Come and meet the bell ringers and see what is involved. Please do come along.
Holy Cross Church is the only completely new church built in the county during the 18th century. Its tower contains a magnificent nationally-renowned ring of ten bells that were cast at various times between 1738 and 1965 and hung in a new steel frame in 1965.
Children need to be 10 + to partake of the simulator.
Ride and Stride
Support Northamptonshire’s beautiful churches by taking part in a sponsored bike ride/walk, organised by Northamptonshire Historic Churches Trust. To find out more information and plan your own route, choose from a list of open churches here: http://www.nhct.org.uk/index.php/bicycle_ride
Opening Times
- Saturday 8 September: 1030-1530
Booking Details
No booking required
Access Information
Bell tower is not wheelchair accessible. There are 24 steps in very good condition up the spiral staircase to the ringing room, another 24 to the intermediate room and eleven straight steps to the bell chamber. The church is accessible.
There is a toilet at ground floor level in the church. It is not wheelchair accessible.
Assistance dogs will have difficulty in negotiating the spiral staircase whilst assisting. Non-assistance dogs do from time to time visit the ringing room without difficulty.
Directions
In Daventry town centre at the east end of High Street you will find the Market Square and the church of Holy Cross looks down onto the square. Or, park in the Tesco car park and walk out into Church Walk at the far left hand corner. Enter through the main outer door of the church and the entrance to the spiral staircase to the ringing room and upwards will be sign-posted is on your left side.
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