Editing Bath Abbey (section)

===Tower===
The two-stage central tower is not square but oblong in plan. It has two bell openings on each side and four polygonal turret pinnacles.<ref name=pastscape>{{PastScape|mname=Abbey church of St Peter and St Paul|mnumber=204213|access-date=14 September 2011}}</ref> The tower is {{convert|161|ft}} high,<ref>{{cite web|title=The South West prospect of Bath Abbey (2003)|url=http://www.candle-web.co.uk/mgfa/2003a_bath_abbey_the_south_west_prospect.htm|publisher=Matthew Grayson Fine Arts|access-date=16 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402130516/http://www.candle-web.co.uk/mgfa/2003a_bath_abbey_the_south_west_prospect.htm|archive-date=2 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is accessed by a staircase of 212 steps.<ref name=visitbath>{{cite web|title=Bath Abbey|url=http://visitbath.co.uk/things-to-do/attractions/bath-abbey-p24001|publisher=Visit Bath|access-date=11 January 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717120912/http://visitbath.co.uk/things-to-do/attractions/bath-abbey-p24001|archive-date=17 July 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=August 2022}}[[File:Tower_of_Bath_Abbey_as_seen_from_the_Roman_baths.jpg|thumb|left|Tower as seen from Roman Baths]]

====Bells====
In 1700 the old ring of six bells was replaced by a new ring of eight. All but the tenor still survive. In 1770 two lighter bells were added to create the first ring of ten bells in the diocese. The tenor was recast in 1870.<ref>{{cite web|title=The bells of Bath Abbey|url=http://www.bathabbey.org/music/bell-ringing/bells-bath-abbey|publisher=Bath Abbey|access-date=25 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428140157/http://www.bathabbey.org/music/bell-ringing/bells-bath-abbey|archive-date=28 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The abbey's tower is now home to a [[Ring of bells|ring]] of ten [[Bell (instrument)|bells]], which are hung unconventionally such that the order of the bells from highest to lowest runs anti-clockwise around the ringing chamber, rather than in the usual clockwise fashion. The [[Change ringing#The mechanics of change ringing on tower bells|tenor]] weighs 33 cwt (3,721&nbsp;lb or 1,688&nbsp;kg).<ref name="Dove's — Bath Abbey">{{cite web | title=Dove's Guide — Bath Abbey | url=http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?searchString=Bath+Abbey&numPerPage=10&searchAmount=%253D&searchMetric=cwt&sortBy=Place&sortDir=Asc&DoveID=BATH++++AB | work=[[Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers]] | publisher=[[Change ringing#Organization and extent|The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers]] | access-date=17 January 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513214314/http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?searchString=Bath+Abbey&numPerPage=10&searchAmount=%253D&searchMetric=cwt&sortBy=Place&sortDir=Asc&DoveID=BATH++++AB | archive-date=13 May 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref> Bath is a noted centre of [[change ringing]] in the West Country.