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

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Learning to ring is much like learning to play any musical instrument – it takes practice and there are countless levels of skill to explore” estimate. 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. Provide a service to the church and the general community, as well as for those getting married, celebrating another special occasion, and saying goodbye to a loved one in a very special way Bells tuned and rehung with new fittings. Bell frame cleaned and painted/treated and upper tier secured to the tower walls

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single 3 cwt bell conserved, cleaned, all new traditional fittings for swing chiming manufactured and bell rehung The symbol < incidates a precise weight from before work which reduced the bell’s weight, typically the removal of canons or tuning. Notes and nominals Wherever possible we prefer that data comes from primary sources, such as foundry records, as secondary sources may contain inadvertent transcription errors. We list first the number of the bell within the ring following the normal conventions, working from the treble to the tenor. Accidentals (e.g. 2♯ or 6♭ bells in a ring of 12) are listed after the bells in the main ring. Data on additional bells in the building will be included where we know about them. full-circle ring), 16–1–2 (826 kg) in F♯. County books / DBR info discrepant; tower notice(s) / DBR info discrepant. Mon (1st).

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 bell recast by Taylors as a sub-contract to Whites of Appleton. New cast bell has been hung and rung. 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

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Estimated weights are expressed in hundredweight, and indicated by the suffic cwt. They may include a fractional part. Ring adapted to allow front six to be rung from an accessible gallery whilst retaining ability to allow all ten bells to be rung from the present ringing chamber. No work carried out on the existing bells or fittings.

The type of canons present, or their absence, is indicated by a single-letter code, as follows: Y some canons of a conventional pattern remain, even if one or more are now missing R canons or a button top have been completely removed; this includes bells fitted with false iron canons after the removal of the original canons F cast flat, without ever having had canons of any sort; this includes dome topped bells which were cast without canons D a Doncaster head (see below) I radial canons (not common) A a peg argent and no canons B button top or flange top C a cone top, such as Matthew Byrne’s patent rotary mounting (see below)

Dove’s Guide: Rings of four bells or more - CCCBR Dove’s Guide: Rings of four bells or more - CCCBR

U/R (full-circle ring), 4 cwt (~200 kg) in E♭. Unringable; ropes fall in a straight line; no slider(s). clapper rebushing, new bell belts,pulleys and repaint (local contractor (Pinnacle)//Whites of Appleton) 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. Old ring of ten hung "dead" in a new galvanised steel frame for automatic chiming. New ring of ten bells installed with new bell frame all new fittings. Sound control installed. I learnt to ring over forty years ago and I still get the same buzz that I did when I first started.”Bells cleaned, tuned and rehung on new fittings, augmented to 10 and the frame extended. Also the existing front four replaced with newly cast bells, the existing bells going to the Keltek Trust Steel frame beam end to be dug out from tower wall and replacement spliced in to ensure structural integrity of the frame – Not started