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Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers to the Ringing Bells of Britain and of The World

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kg) in A. Mon (4th: Alternates with Martin by Timberland) 18:00 & Tue (2nd: Rotates: Nocton; Blankney; Potterhanworth; Branston). Wherever possible we prefer that data comes from primary sources, such as foundry records, as secondary sources may contain inadvertent transcription errors. Learning to ring is much like learning to play any musical instrument – it takes practice and there are countless levels of skill to explore”

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Bells conserved (no tuning permitted); new fittings provided for full-circle ringing (treble only); all three bells rehung (second and tenor for chiming only) Bells to be removed on 23/10/2023 for rehanging on new fittings in the existing frame – Not started Almost anyone can ring. And you can learn to the level you are personally happy with. Ringers might be unmusical, might be bad at maths, might not be very strong physically, and some might have mental and/or physical disabilities of some sort – it is really such an inclusive activity!” Future project to install the bells previously intended for Christchurch, Transitional Cathedral – Not started I learnt to ring over forty years ago and I still get the same buzz that I did when I first started.”

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The manner in which each bell is hung is indicated as follows: FC hung for full-circle ringing in the style used for English change ringing S hung for swing chiming D hung dead, i.e. unable to swing U not hung U/R (full-circle ring), 4 cwt (~200 kg) in E♭. Unringable; ropes fall in a straight line; no slider(s). Use this new skill to complete part of your Duke of Edinburgh award, or to fundraise for a cause you believe in When I’m ringing I forget all the tensions and frustrations of the day. Even better: I couldn’t wish for a nicer group of friends!” This turning process is normally carried out by a bellhanger as part of a rehang. Very old bells may even eventually get one-eighth-turned, and if that configuration also wears too heavily, the bell is often set aside for display because of its probable age and rarity value.

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Augmented to eight with two new trebles; existing third bell retired and replacement cast; extend bell frame; provide all new fittings; supply electro-magnetic chiming system; install new ringing gallery; provide new access ladders throughout tower Bell ringing is a team activity that stimulates the brain and helps keep you fit (especially climbing some of those tower steps!) and it also makes a glorious sound! Steel frame beam end to be dug out from tower wall and replacement spliced in to ensure structural integrity of the frame – Not startedestimate. This may be based upon known working periods in the case of the founder being of little doubt, and in other cases from estimates provided by researchers after comparing inscription lettering and/or wording with other known examples, etc. If the best estimate is a century (for example, based on its its shape or the profile of any moulding wires), then we show the final year of that century (e.g. c1399 for a 14th century bell). Where an authority has described a bell as mediæval with no more specific date, we enter this as c1499; similarly, pre-Reformation bells are entered as c1599. Bells to be conserved, tuned, rehung on all new fittings in a new galvanised steel bell frame. Bells and fittings being removed bells to be conserved, cleaned and tuned - canons to be retained. All new ringing fittings to be manufactured. Frame to be strengthened. Louvres to be repaired and gale breaker screens manufactured and fitted Major restoration in which the cast iron “H” frames were cleaned and rebuilt on galvanised steel RSJs. The bells were tuned and given all new fittings and electromagnetic chiming hammers and rehung in rebuilt frame.

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