St Mary's Bells The Happy return

[@markork1702]

Spread this tradition throught the world

[@gwynnej3]

Excellent video!

[@markork1702]

So beautiful

[@themadchannel1404]

Very good videos

[@markork1702]

Masters.

[@lucad8936]

What happened the treble ringer at 6:31

[@SamHallas1949]

I'm sorry. I don't know his identity. You could ask St Mary's band of ringers.

[@ringeradam4575]

Must've been a long rope

[@campanesganny]

Bellissime

[@DylanSmith_15]

Why has the current tenor been recast?

[@SamHallas1949]

I don't know. Perhaps @jasnfinlay has some more information

[@dhtelevision]

3 HOURS, if I was a bell ringer I'd probably do only 30 minutes

[@irenec4876]

DGJ P Well it is a Peal. I am a ringer in Sussex and i am going to ring my First Quater peal (45-50mins) soon!

[@adamm2693]

You'd be fine! A great deal of ringers have never rung peals, similar to the way that most people who jog haven't ran in marathons. It's only one small part of the tradition!

[@adamm2693]

Do yous know where the tenor went? Did it get scrapped, or is it still in the tower? Or did the Keltek Trust get it?

[@SamHallas1949]

No I don't. The ringers at St Mary's could tell you. I understand there's no sentimentality in the ringing world and bells are routinely melted down for re-casting.

[@adamm2693]

@@SamHallas1949 It doesn't seem to have worked out, now the remaining big bell is being recast!! 🤷🤷

[@SamHallas1949]

Is that so? I haven't seen the St Mary's ringers for some time so haven't heard.

[@jasonburnet]

@@SamHallas1949 Yes the tenor is being recast. I am unsure of the reasoning, but I think it will be made slightly heavier.

[@SamHallas1949]

Thanks Jason. I must find out if the ringers are going to do a peal for the coronation.

[@willchase5692]

Pink floyd reference????

[@SamHallas1949]

I was thinking more of the birthday greeting - "Many happy returns"

[@markork1702]

Create schools to teach how to cast and Tuning bells in South América. They have a lots of material cooper and thin . They cast bells but are horrible sound bells in South América sounds such as pots.

[@SamHallas1949]

Sad to think that Whitechapel Bell Foundry has since closed, leaving only one working foundry in the UK.

[@adamm2693]

There's a few others now, ain't there? There is of course Taylors, but Higby's also cast some smaller bells, and Westley's has been casting bells for a few years now, all of which are very high quality!

[@adamm2693]

There are also a few foundries that have worked closely with English bellfounders, including Eijsbouts of the Netherlands and Allanconi of Italy