another good night at Hensingham. Entertainment was supplied by Chris and Gordon. Chris doesn’t know her own strength, and I thought it was Phil that overpulled. Good news is that the rope has been spliced with a polypropalene top end. It should last a good while. Next job is to repair the stay that broke when Gordon lost concentration while Chris was snake charming with her Sally!
St John's, Hensingham is part of the Western Branch of the Carlisle Diocesan Guild of Bellringers.
The Hensingham bells are fitted with Hastings stays used by the Taylor's foundry between 1895 and 1960.
The Hensingham tower has a restored Ellacombe Apparatus meaning the bells can be rung with out the need for ringers.
In England church bells are rung by swinging them through nearly a full circle, this gives them their unique tones as the ringing bell is moving backwards and forwards.
St John's Church website
Oct 25th, 2009 at 09:59
LOL!!!
But I do think saying I do not know my own strength hides the bit I am most proud of: MY bell set when the rope broke! A perfect pull!!!
What happened to the treble?? Did you just forget to catch it – or did you overpull in your excitement?
What night – what a laugh!!! Haven’t stopped grinning about it all, yet!