Added: Nov 29, 2011
Author: irkibby
Time: 4:26
Some not too brilliant snippets of video I managed to make, which don't quite merit being a video on their own. There are two others which will become a video on their own.This is the first time I have used the "captions" facility which YouTube offers.. it all failed rather majestically because the words are in fact bigger when the finished video is published. I'm sure you can all figure it out though.0:07 - WYMESWOLDA complete six cast in 1795 by Thomas Osborn, pretty damn good0:21 - BARTON IN FABISAll Taylors, apart from 4 + 5 which are Henry Oldfield II0:34 - THRUMPTON1 1988 John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd2 1871 John Taylor & Co3 1633 George Oldfield I4 1633 George Oldfield I5 1450 (unidentified)6 1618 Henry Oldfield II5th is heavier than tenor by 7 pounds1:18 - NORMANTON ON SOARA complete ring by Taylors in 1897.... bloody lovely.2:10 - KINGSTON ON SOARTaylors of 1900, 1920 and 1937. Top notch tonally but acoustically poor inside,2:28 - BELTON1 1993 John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd2 1833 Thomas Mears II3 1991 John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd F4 1649 George Oldfield I5 c1600 Hugh Watts I6 1730 William Noone ?I shall look into the founder of the tenor because information in the tower says that it was cast by Thomas Hedderly in 1751. Whoever cast it, it has a lovely tone...2:53 - SUTTON BONINGTON1 1785 John Briant2 1849 John Taylor & Son3 1850 John Taylor & Son4 1602 Henry Oldfield II5 1579 Henry Oldfield I6 1849 John Taylor & SonThese are a fantastic six!3:08 - ST PETERS, NOTTINGHAMwww.campanophile.com/view.aspx?1328543:22 - LITTLE JOHNCast in 1928 by John Taylor & Co, he weighs 10 tons and 7cwt and is the hour bell of the clock chime in Nottingham's fantastic Council House.
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irkibby says:
Nov 29, 2011 - Later.
simonbellringer says:
Nov 29, 2011 - Some good bells, nicely edited and a fantastc sunset over Kingston Upon Soar!! Little John has a big tone, super bell!! Any idea of weight, founder, age, etc... :)
irkibby says:
Nov 29, 2011 - The sunset was in fact floodlighting. Little John was cast in the mid 1920s by Taylors. If you have a RW diary, he'son the heavy bells list.
simonbellringer says:
Nov 29, 2011 - So it is!!! Still, I am used to St Mark Swindon with its rubbish lighting - white stripes (with dark patches where it's not done properly!!) on the nave & main church. The tower is SUPPOSED to be orange to the louvres with white streaking up the side, and with a blue spire (which you can see better WITHOUT the floodlighting!!!) but it's stopped working (thankfully!!!) due to being waterlogged!!! Type St Mark Swindon Floodlighting in, it appears on some of my older vids!!!
mittagsglocke says:
Nov 29, 2011 - I love this melody. In Belton it's a crazy sound xD. "Little John" in Nottingham is wonderful! Good Video! :-)
irkibby says:
Nov 29, 2011 - Little John is a fantastic bell and the quarter chime bells are very good too. see the linked video for them.
mittagsglocke says:
Nov 29, 2011 - The Westminster chime. :-) It's really fantastic!
8spliced says:
Nov 29, 2011 - It was a good day with some really excellent bells.Try standing right next to Little John when it chimes, its amazing! Best sound in Nottingham by a mile :-)
timmeh1507 says:
Nov 29, 2011 - Spanking!