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Bells That Were Silent For 40 Years Return To Car Colston Church Bbc News

bells That Were Silent For 40 Years Return To Car Colston Church Bbc News
bells That Were Silent For 40 Years Return To Car Colston Church Bbc News

Bells That Were Silent For 40 Years Return To Car Colston Church Bbc News Bells that were silent for 40 years return to car colston church. 23 march 2023. owen shipton. bbc news. bbc. it is hoped the bells will ring for the king's coronation. church bells that have not. Bells of a church which have been silent for 40 years are set to ring out once again as restoration is completed. the four original bells from st mary’s church, car colston, were were lowered for the first time in a century in late 2022, and taken away by specialist bell foundry taylor’s of loughborough for restoration.

bells That Were Silent For 40 Years Return To Car Colston Church Bbc News
bells That Were Silent For 40 Years Return To Car Colston Church Bbc News

Bells That Were Silent For 40 Years Return To Car Colston Church Bbc News St mary’s bells have not been rung for over 40 years and were declared unsafe because the wooden headstocks which hold them in place were rotting. the restoration work will be undertaken over the next few weeks at the loughborough foundry and includes the provision of new cast iron headstocks and clappers. the bells will also be cleaned, and. Nigel crockford, secretary of car colston and screveton pcc explained why now was the time for the restoration to take place, saying: "the bells haven't been used in 40 years. "they were declared unsafe because the wooden headstocks which hold them in place were rotting. The church bells had been silent for 40 years until they rang for the first time for king charles iii's coronation last may. as part of the celebeations, the church received a letter from the king. it read: “please convey my warmest congratulations to everyone at st mary's church, car colston, on the occasion of their dedication of the bells. After 40 years of silence, church bells in nottinghamshire are finally set to ring again. following careful repairs, the bells at st mary's church in car colston are expected to join in the ring for the king over the coronation weekend. one of the bells dates back to the 1480s.

bells That Were Silent For 40 Years Return To Car Colston Church Bbc News
bells That Were Silent For 40 Years Return To Car Colston Church Bbc News

Bells That Were Silent For 40 Years Return To Car Colston Church Bbc News The church bells had been silent for 40 years until they rang for the first time for king charles iii's coronation last may. as part of the celebeations, the church received a letter from the king. it read: “please convey my warmest congratulations to everyone at st mary's church, car colston, on the occasion of their dedication of the bells. After 40 years of silence, church bells in nottinghamshire are finally set to ring again. following careful repairs, the bells at st mary's church in car colston are expected to join in the ring for the king over the coronation weekend. one of the bells dates back to the 1480s. The historic bells of st mary's, car colston were silent for more than 40 years. last week saw the original four bells successful return after their restoration, including two new bells. there was a. Church bells. car colston has a ring of six bells on wooden headstocks. they were re hung in 2023, including adding a new bell to celebrate the platinum jubilee. the treble was cast in 1633, the 3 rd in 1872, the tenor, which weighs about 8 cwt, is an early piece of work by richard mellows of about 1480. our ringing practice sessions are on a.

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