Oxford Society of Change Ringers

Oxford Society of Change Ringers
All Saints Church on the High Street, now Lincoln College library, where the Oxford Society of Change Ringers practise.

The Oxford Society of Change Ringers, established in 1734, is a society dedicated to change ringing in Oxford, England. It should not be confused with the Oxford University Society of Change Ringers. The society is based and rings for Sunday services at the Cathedral Church of Christ as well as practising there during the University vacations. Weekly practices are held at Lincoln College, in the former All Saints Church, now the College library, which still has a peal of eight bells.

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