Bells

Dr Frank King of Magdalen College is the University of Cambridge Bell Ringer. The bells of Great St Mary's.

There have been bells at St Mary's since at least 1516. The current peal of 12 bells plus a semitone were installed in 2009 as a result of a generous gift made to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the founding of the University. Also in the tower and still chiming today are the original clock bells and upon which bells was first sounded the famous "Cambridge Chimes" (which were widely copied and now more commonly known as the "Westminster Chimes").