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Bell ringing at St Botolph's Aldgate in the City of London. A "ring of bells" is the name bell ringers give to a set of bells hung for English full circle ringing.The term "peal of bells" is often used, though peal also refers to a change ringing performance of more than about 5,000 changes.
Bell ringing at St Mary and St Gabriel’s Church, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. This is in the "ringing chamber". The bells of St Bees Priory in Cumbria shown in the "down" position, where they are normally left between ringing sessions. This is in the "bell chamber". The bells of St Bees Priory shown in the "up" position.
A bell-ringer at work in Palekh, Russia. A bell-ringer is a person who rings a bell, usually a church bell, by means of a rope or other mechanism.. Despite some automation of bells for random swinging, there are still many active bell-ringers in the world, particularly those with an advanced ringing tradition such as full-circle or Russian ringing, which are artistic and skilled performances ...
The Ringing World is a weekly journal devoted entirely to bell ringing and is the official journal of the Central Council for Church Bell Ringers. It is published in the UK as a paper periodical and an online edition, in 2018 it had an average weekly circulation of 2,627. It records notable ringing performances, carries features on bells ...
The Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln Company of Ringers is the oldest ringing society with a continuous history of ringing and was formally instigated on 18 October 1612 under a statute granted by the Dean of Lincoln. The Company were also granted their own chapel, still known today as The Ringers' Chapel. [2] [3] [4]
Change ringing originated following the invention of English full-circle tower bell ringing in the early 17th century, when bell ringers found that swinging a bell through a much larger arc than that required for swing-chiming gave control over the time between successive strikes of the clapper. Ordinarily a bell will swing through a small arc ...
St Peter's Church, Sandwich, where a curfew bell is still rung at 8 pm every evening.. The custom of ringing the curfew bell continued in many British towns and cities, especially in the north of England, well into the 19th century, although by then it had ceased to have any legal status. [12]
The National Twelve-Bell Striking Contest is the principal change ringing striking competition in the United Kingdom. It has been held annually since 1975, and is open to any tower where 12-bell ringing is practised regularly. The winners of the competition are awarded the Taylor Trophy. [1]