Grandsire Triples at Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire

An excerpt of an unsuccessful quarter peal at Farnham Royal on Monday, 6th May 2024.
Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire houses an 11cwt peal of eight bells in F#. They are a mixed range of mostly Whitechapel bells over the years. They sound much nicer outside than inside, with the inside having clapper knock and some bells being louder than others. Overall, a pleasant-sounding eight. This was also where Joseph J. Parker, a famous ringer, was buried.
St Mary’s Church, Farnham Royal, was first built in the early part of the 13th century; of the original building, only the chancel still stands. The church was enlarged and largely rebuilt in 1821. This work proved unsatisfactory, so the building, with the exception of the chancel, was demolished in 1868. Messrs. Nesfield and Shaw were employed as architects of the new building. During the reconstruction, an early piscina and ambry were discovered; these can still be seen in the chancel together with a Norman window. Work on the new church was completed in 1869, except for the tower. This was added in 1876, funded mainly by Henry Dodd of Rotherfield in Sussex in memory of his father, a Farnham Royal resident. The six bells, removed in 1868, were re-hung; to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, two further bells were installed to complete the octave. Features of the church include a 15th-century font, a stained glass window designed and made by the firm of William Morris, and a memorial brass erected to the memory of Eustace Mascoll, once Clerk of the Works to Cardinal Wolsey.
Tenor 11-3-10 in F#
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