In the belfry of Liverpool Cathedral for the Twilight Tower Tour with Bells: 2/7/15
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2 жыл бұрынThe bells had their clappers tied and were connect to a computer bell simulator which sounded in the ringing chamber.
Details of the bells in the video and here: dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?...
Known as the Barlett Bells, because of Thomas Barlett who helped fund them, the bells of Liverpool Cathedral are the highest and heaviest change ringing peal of bells in the world. They were cast in 1939 by Mears of Stainbank of the Whitechapel bellfoundry but were not installed and rung until 1951 due to the Second World War. The bells sound amazing but the acoustics of the tower are really bad making the individual bells hard to hear and so striking well is more tricky.
In addition to the main peal there is a large bourdon bell rung for special occasions, Great George, named after King George V, which weighs 14 tonnes and is the third biggest bell in Great Britain. Great George was cast in 1940 by John Taylor and Co bellfounders and was cast using the same casing as Great Paul, the bourdon of St Paul's Cathedral in London.
@Tommy13245 Жыл бұрын
Great George the biggest bell.
@chrislea8463 9 ай бұрын
Correct
@Steven_Rowe Жыл бұрын
Whilst they arespecial because they are the heaviest change ringing bells it is sad they are in an acoustic nightmare of a tower. The sound bounces allowed the place. Nothing a bucket load of money couldn't fix. Also the ring room looks like an industrial building , once again money. I think turning the tenor in to maximum or simply drumming to Stedman would be a feat of endurance.
@chrislea8463 9 ай бұрын
Yeah the tenor certainly is hard work - I had a go on my own and struggled to keep it up. I agree with you on the ringing room - York Minster and the Pier Head have nice ringing rooms nice and bright how I like it.
@Steven_Rowe 9 ай бұрын
@chrislea8463 yes Yorkminster has a comfy feeling about it. The tragic thing about Liverpool is the very best sounding bells will never sound good in that tower. I'm sure it could be fixed but the cost would be very high. The belfry is way to big and the sound bounces all over the place, they don't even sound nice from outside. I think a false ceiling over freak George would help and also the concrete floor needs some insulation. It does beg the question of what the optimum weight for a peal of 12 should be. 82cwt is simply to much for one person, also the other ringers spend most of the time holding the bells on the balance. Even Yorkminster which I love could be an ordeal if you are turning the tenor into a peal of Bristol etc. I think 40cwt is probably the top end. The only thing is that heavy bells like York tenor do have a magic presence about them.
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