St Mary's Church, Thatcham


The St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church at Thatcham in the English county of Berkshire. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is a Grade II* listed building.
The tower contains a peal of 10 change ringing bells. The oldest bells date from 1624 and were cast by Ellis I Knight of Reading. The newest bells date from 1969 and were cast by John Taylor & Co. The tenor bell weighs 13-0-23 and rings out the note 'F'. The bell ringers practise on a Tuesday night from 7:30pm till 9:15pm. They also ring on a Sunday from 09:15am till 10am.
Treble: 3cwt, John Taylor 1969 in A
2nd: 3cwt, John Taylor 1969 in G
3rd: 4cwt, John Taylor 1929 in F
4th: 4cwt, John Taylor 1929 in E
5th: 5cwt, Ellis I Knight 1624 in D
6th: 6cwt, Ellis I Knight 1624 in C
7th: 6cwt, Ellis I Knight 1624 in Bb
8th: 7cwt, Ellis I Knight 1624 in A
9th: 10cwt, Ellis I Knight 1624 in G
Tenor: 13cwt, Thomas II Mears 1825 in F
It has been claimed that the church was founded in the 7th century by St Birinus, and parts of the church date from the 12th century.