Bellringing at Manchester Cathedral
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- čas přidán 13. 01. 2013
- In the bellringing world, Manchester is famed for the superb ring of 12 bells it has in its Town Hall. However, it has several other good rings of bells, including the ring of 10 at the Cathedral & Parish Church of St Mary, St Denys & St George. The bells here were all cast by Gillett and Johnston of Croydon in 1925, and the tenor weighs 27-3-6. (For the non-ringers here who have no idea about hundredweights, quarters and pounds, the largest bell weighs 1412kg.)
The ringing here was taken on the NUA in 2012. The NUA (Northern Universities Association) is an annual weekend of ringing, organised and hosted by student ringers at a Northern University (anywhere between Warwick and Newcastle-upon-Tyne), and featuring a mostly student attendance. This explains the youthfulness of the ringers here and also shows that ringing is by no means an old persons hobby. The NUA features general ringing at about 10-15 belltowers in and around the host city over the 2 days, and also includes a striking competition, a pint-downing competition and a ceilidh dance. There is also a southern counterpart to the NUA, called the SUA (no prizes for guessing what it stands for).
The method in this video is Grandsire Caters, a very popular method for 10 bells. - Hudba
That tenor roars!! Lovely bells!!
My great great great great grandfather was christened here in Manchester. Every time I hear these bells they remind me of him.
Wonderful-sounding bells and probably my favourite out of the 60 or so tens I've rung at. They should be better known!
I love Gillet bells, including the fine 12 at Coventry and the wonderful 8 in the beautiful Wren church at St James Clerkenwell. Many happy memories ringing for weddings back in the dim dark 1960s when you got the princely sum of 10 bob or what is now 50p a rope. Such a long time ago now and such a long way from home now which is Sydney
They do take a bit of ringing - but the sound is well worth it. A particularly glorious back end!
THE TOWN HALL CHIMES ARE EPIC ALONG WITH GREAT ABEL
Agreed Tim, they are superb sounding bells, I just wish they were a little easier to strike when ringing them.
Tenor bell d1