Ringing the single bell at Holy Trinity, Shaw, Oldham

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11 жыл бұрын

GTFU!!!!
Filmed midday, Tuesday 4/6/13.
Finally grabbed her! This was of major importance to me as I am from around the area and have a massive interest in local history and church bells, so this was an experience not to be sniffed at for me, as I have wanted to step foot in the tower since the age of 11, hence why I have filmed a lot in the ringing chamber as the whole place astounded me, however the presence of ex-bats and crows wasn't so charming.
Me and my partner in crime managed to free the ellacombe and clock hammer and oil the bearings so the bell could be raised, and as you will see, with great ease!
We, in the end, gave up on trying to ring it up right, and just got her up. It's a shame really that this bell isn't joined by a lighter five, as I'm sure they would be a smashing ring.
The bell isn't in the best of health, and is extremely difficult to ring, and if you take your eye off it for one second, you know about it, as you'll see towards the end of the video as i didn't pull the previous handstroke and slip-wheeled her :/
I would like to thank Helen Rigby for assisting me, and Fr. Peter McEvitt for allotting us time to observe and ring the bell.
Enjoy.

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@ljs888 10 жыл бұрын

rope jumped off the wheel. Valuable lesson...keep your rope taught!! Same thing happened to me ringing the tenor to a peal in my home tower. 20 mins in an the rope jumped off the wheel and the sally stayed there. Got it under control eventually ....Everyone else rang 5040 changes....the tenor rang 5050...!!

@pretorium 7 жыл бұрын

If that happened you peal was false. I had one set up last year because a bell dropped...it was only out of control for 6 blows but it struck twice in the same row.

@TheDangerblonde Жыл бұрын

@mjgriff74 11 жыл бұрын

That last "of f*ck" bit made me smile but well recovered! Churches should rent their towers out and advertise them as gyms. £15 per month to go and learn how to bell ring has got to be a lot more fun than going to the gym.

@ringerowen4039 3 жыл бұрын

You don’t pay to learn bell ringing it’s a volunteer job

@frsdonahue 10 жыл бұрын

Never knew this was such hard work. I rang 3 ton 'Conrad' for years, and he was a dream to ring. This bell is much lighter.

@AshleyMonck69 9 жыл бұрын

Where is Conrad?

@theflamegaming6973 4 жыл бұрын

My grand father when I was small he learned me how to ring the bell at Lebanon and now he’s dead

@timmeh1507 10 жыл бұрын

Lovely bell - Rob has muscles! Scary moment when it stops dead though...

@BellringerBen 4 жыл бұрын

Lots of room for more bells!!! It's odd how its the only bell in the tower and that it is 23 hundredweight and it sounds fantastic!

@user-ry5fo5nr4d 4 ай бұрын

I thought that too when I first saw this video. Maybe they did intend to have more bells hung there when they had that one put in but ran out of money who knows 🤷‍♀️but it would be interesting to find out though

@Armando.Krijnen 6 жыл бұрын

Love it! Great video! greetings from The Netherlands!!

@Drobium77 10 жыл бұрын

That was the best GTFU I've seen :-) I'm just starting to learn and it's amazing how it makes you feel to ring :-) I've started on the tenor at St lawrence in Ansley and they've yet to teach us hoe to ring the bell up :-D I'm looking forward to it though :-)

@RingerJamie 4 жыл бұрын

Drobium77 I should know but I don’t know what GTFU means what does it mean? 😂

@josephhill12790 4 жыл бұрын

It means get the fuckers up

@adamm2693 4 жыл бұрын

it actually does, hehe - its meant to refer to bells which are heavy, such as tenors, and often, ones that can't be rung up right

@1BODGER95 11 жыл бұрын

Sorry about that, I preffered standing where I was rather than the wobbly floor boards.

@rondamico7802 9 жыл бұрын

Last Christmas Eve I was pulling the bell which is a Rumsey & Co no 33 and the bell wheel rubs the stand frame. They were support rods to keep the big a shaped frames straight but they have pulled loose. Anyway the wheel is cast iron and the a frame is also. Its rusts and the wheel causes the bell to stick when it is pulled. The rope was old and it snapped while I was pulling with both hands trying to get the bell out of its bind. When it snapped, my still grasping hands hit my nose and nearly broke it and I was knocked to the floor on my back with my legs up in the air. My head nearly missed a church pew when I fell back.

@1BODGER95 10 жыл бұрын

Furthermore, I would like to add that the bell, as well as being renowned for being uneasy to ring, has not been rung full circle for many years. The "Fighting" you see is called "checking", my desperate attempt to get the clapper to strike the leading edge of the bell, as opposed to the following edge. unfortunately my efforts were in vain. Like I said. Come and ring here and show it who's boss.

@simonbellringer 11 жыл бұрын

Superb bell!! Nice video too :-)

@heinrichkonrad3789 11 жыл бұрын

Nice sound in the slow-motion!!!

@kyletheringer 3 жыл бұрын

I’m planning on ringing there when Covid is over what’s it like to ring please mate?

@jacobparry6212 Жыл бұрын

I don't think they ring it it's probably stuck

@cwmderw 10 жыл бұрын

I'm from the uk. Pure welsh. I ring the bell in our local church in Llanidloes. I got to admit I have only been ringing for 3 to 4 months. So on my behalf I am sorry. She does look like a heavy bell, what weight is she? Yea would love to have a go ringing that bell but I am still learning to raise and lowering the bell. I can ring when the bell is raised and do rounds and call changes. If you let me know where you are in the uk and if I am ever around your area I would be happy to ring. Rhys

@1BODGER95 11 жыл бұрын

well said sir, I will second that, and oh dear, was it really that obvious? showed it my mum before the upload, along with others, and you're the first to notice. Towers like this really are the best optiong for your "idea" ;) how's things any how?

@JointedStudios 2 жыл бұрын

Damn, How old that bell must have been sitting there... There probably used to be other bells there.

@1BODGER95 11 жыл бұрын

...... 100 tonnes? I think that needs revising.

@RingerJamie 4 жыл бұрын

Bodger Bell Ringer think he is joking because a tower would probably fall down in a 100 tone (like 2200cwt) bell was ringing full circle!!! 😂😂😂

@nerminsari1397 7 жыл бұрын

The Tone is between es1 and e1 so i think its es1 +140,4

@Dzwonek05 4 жыл бұрын

Is this bell unringable now?

@ringerowen4039 3 жыл бұрын

No I don’t think so

@kyletheringer 2 жыл бұрын

@@ringerowen4039 i think it is i asked them if i can go ring it and they said its broken apparently so i think its unsafe to ring

@1BODGER95 10 жыл бұрын

23-2-4, and somewhere around E I would have thought.

@irenec4876 5 жыл бұрын

Bodger Bell Ringer sounds a bit more like Eb

@ringerowen4039 4 жыл бұрын

It went up wrong

@ringerowen4039 4 жыл бұрын

It’s double striking

@fredmills368 4 жыл бұрын

WE KNOW!

@kiwibellringer9729 4 жыл бұрын

That’s because it’s up wrong. Chill Fred. But yes, try not to state the obvious.

@ringerowen4039 3 жыл бұрын

@@kiwibellringer9729 alright sorry I’m only a beginner I’m obviously gonna state obvious things

@kiwibellringer9729 3 жыл бұрын

@@ringerowen4039 I don’t think you need to worry after a year mate 😂

@ringerowen4039 3 жыл бұрын

@@kiwibellringer9729 yes but I haven’t rung for 6 months and have only rung for 3 months in total so...

@mauvestinger1410 4 жыл бұрын

The bell is tuned right?

@andreasnielsen4437 6 жыл бұрын

Is it common to ring the bells manually in GB? In Denmark, the practice was outlawed about ten years ago due to work place safety regulations. Now all bells are rung using remotes.

@fredmills368 5 жыл бұрын

It is

@ringeradam4575 5 жыл бұрын

The way we ring actually requires that they be hand-rung.

@zeamoz 5 жыл бұрын

That is really sad. Bells have been rung by hand for many hundreds of years. An old Christian tradition which should continue.

@trickyclown8249 2 ай бұрын

What does Gftu mean

@LauraBellringer 11 жыл бұрын

Haha!! 6:38 the look on your face!

@fredmills368 6 жыл бұрын

It looks like an absolute buggar to get up

@1BODGER95 10 жыл бұрын

Why are you shooting a porn film? SIR - with all due respect, from your comment I can tell straight away you're either not from the UK, are not a change ringer, or are a European noise maker when it comes to ringing. I invite you to ring at this tower to face the difficulties I faced regarding the new chiming hammer and the plain bearings.

@jasonburnet9181 9 жыл бұрын

Is the bell right above you?

@zeamoz 5 жыл бұрын

That is why he looked so worried when it acted mad at 6'40'' :)

@christianong3703 Жыл бұрын

Ahhhh slipped wheel

@KingCobraJFS Жыл бұрын

what note is this bell it sounds awesome

@fredmills368 8 ай бұрын

@lukemeanwell3260 4 жыл бұрын

it was up wrong

@StevenBlakemore1994 10 жыл бұрын

what is the weight and not of this bell?

@crkvenazvonahr8668 4 жыл бұрын

e' around 900kg

@melefonuafoou6918 Жыл бұрын

that rope was amost going to brack you have to be careful of that rope because if that brack it will go in its own and they will ranout of ropes and its stuck for now and its close for now in 25,463,53,6475 years

@irfrapg 7 жыл бұрын

How did that happen at 6:38

@ringeradam4575 7 жыл бұрын

The rope got jammed for a few seconds

@irenec5398 7 жыл бұрын

6:38

@pretorium 11 жыл бұрын

Hmmph...that's my rope on there you're wrecking!.....Think its time I paid a visit to take it off if its that hard work.

@ringerowen4039 3 жыл бұрын

What do you mean?

@ringerowen4039 3 жыл бұрын

No you don’t I think you’ll find you don’t own the rope whoever owns the tower and bell does

@kyletheringer 2 жыл бұрын

@@ringerowen4039 it might be his there originally wasnt 1 and then 2 people came and put 1 on so it might be his

@cwmderw 11 жыл бұрын

Got to admit. In that video you don't ring a bell like that, that is all wrong. They make it look like there fighting with it and no control what so ever. Someone with get hurt sorry to say. Be smooth with her, show her who's boss.

@user-vs9yx6yl8g 2 жыл бұрын

hohoho taylors in 1876 23-2-4cwts

@nathandavis3002 9 жыл бұрын

tabitha emmett such a bell does not exist.

@pretorium 11 жыл бұрын

....and it was up on the wrong side...... and at 6:38 if you had pulled the hand stroke it wouldn't have slipped the wheel...other than that it was fine...lol