Behind the Scenes - The VG&M Clock Tower & Bells

Virtually climb up the VG&M clock tower to see the clock tower mechanism and bells during a recent service from clockmakers Smith of Derby.
You may have seen photographs of our bells, but in this video you can watch the hammers strike each of our bells and listen to the chimes.
See the reverse side of the clock dials, watch the cogs and wheels of the clock mechanism in motion and ascend the vertical ladder with us into the belfry.

[@PeterRapley-gv5vt]

Very interesting.

[@kyletheringer]

Amazing I would love to go up there once and see it in person

[@carwashslayer4235]

1:53

[@fartwell2000]

Looks like the bell installation is ready for an inspection by bell founders.for safety purposes.

[@Chipanddale999]

Why

[@fartwell2000]

@@Chipanddale999 For a start, the hammers are resting on bells!

[@Steven_Rowe]

Do you know who cast the bells?

[@user-wc8fu9nh4x]

Are those motors in the clock the auto-winding system?

[@Dániel_László_in_Ungarn]

Unfortunately, the entire mechanism is electric, it doesn't use the good old Gravitational Potential Energy to power the clock.