To HATE the church bells?

We get one of these complaints every few years. One person bought a house right next to the church and said ‘nobody told me there’d be bells ringing’.

in all seriousness, it is considered bad form, outside of London (areas where few people live) to ring on more than one evening per week.

@ShyPearlMoose this annoys the shit out of me!! the church has probably been there for a couple of hundred years and you come along, somehow dont see the church when you view, then moan about the bells??? like some people rent a flat next to a nightclub then moan to the police about the noise so eventually the nightclub is closed down!! why not view the area and not just the home>

I think it's ok before 9pm though that does sound like a long practice. I live next to a church and just wish they didn't do chimes on the hour throughout the night, it does wake me up.

You need to join them and then it won’t annoy you.
(bellringer here)

I love the sound of church bells, it reminds me of the village I lived in as a child.

I live in a small market town surrounded by farms. You'd be amazed at the people who move her and complain about tractors being on the roads

We don't live within sight of the church in our village but we still hear the bells ringing because it's a quiet village and the sound carries quite far. We also hear noises from the train station over a mile away and cows mooing in fields at a similar distance. I've never thought to complain about any of these but it is surprising how noisy a "quiet" village can be if you have never lived in one before.

You are being ridiculous.

I suspect the bells have been rung for hundreds of years prior to you moving in OP. Hopefully they will continue to ring for hundreds of years after you leave.

I love church bells. Especially in light summer evenings.

Hang on a mo! Could this be the signal of an imminent invasion?

I hope not, one wouldn't want this to happen again...

https://www.bells.org/blog/when-nazis-took-all-bells

Did the Victorian cars also cause problems?

I used to work in Warwick on occasion & St Mary’s would be playing film track music on the bells of the church, it was amazing.

I’ve left VED near churches that had bell practice and wedding bells etc, always enjoyed the sound

People are allowed to be slightly annoyed with thongs without it being a 'them problem' or them thinking that everything should be about them.

Are you all just grumpy this morning or are you just happy to be another person to have a go at the OP just because you can?

All of these 'pile ons' are getting boring to read now.

The church was there before you. This is a very you problem and no one else’s.

Unbelievable! I used to live a few blocks away from the fire station - did I complain when the (loud) fire alarm went off? No, I didn't. Did I complain about the trains going through town throughout the night when I lived near the railway line? No, I didn't.

If you don't like the bells then you will have to move, not everything in life is about you. YABVU.

They're lovely to listen to... from a distance.

I live very close to a church and it is just a loud noise that goes on for a long time when you live close by. They wake me up on the rare occasion that I get a lie in on Sunday mornings and keep me awake when they have their mid week practise/practise (I can never get that right) amd I've got to be up at 3am.

I lived near a church growing up and loved the church bells! They were so comforting (and useful sometimes!)

im sure living right next door would be a bit of a challenge though for sure.

DH actually sent a letter to his church when he was growing up because the bells rang through the night and he couldn’t sleep. They did agree not to ring them at night!

Well many people like bells for their weddings. If you want bells, the bell ringers need to practice.

Our church rings their bells and I like the sound. However, we live several streets away. I probably would think twice about moving close to a church with a bell tower (and would definitely check first)

There was a grumpy man who used to moan about the school traffic outside my DS's primary school. He'd bought a house opposite the school car park so we all wondered what he expected. The school was founded in Victorian times.

This! I live in the countryside it's always funny to hear people who move to the area complain about the mud, cows and the machinery going through the village.. the farm was here before them, it won't shut down because someone finds it's annoying

That would annoy me too. It's very anti social and I'm surprised they're still allowed to do it. The churches near me don't but then I'm not sure anyone goes to them.

YAB sooo U

They are one of my favourite sounds in the UK! They're beautiful and speak to the history and heritage of the country that has slowly been eroded little by little by housing estates.

@MegsNaiceJam they don't play normal tunes. They play bell music.

I live next door to a church and during the pandemic, they'd ring their bells every single night at 7.
It was a nice gesture but a nightmare for when the kids were in bed!

I miss the sound of church bells on a Sunday morning, making me nostalgic for my childhood 🙂
The clock used to chime (and still does) every 15 minutes as well - once at quarter past, twice at half past, three at quarter to and then bong the number of bongs on the hour, so eleven at 11 etc.
Some posters on here would no doubt have a right tantrum 😁