Bellringing in the belfry at Presteigne, Powys

KiwiBellringer's unofficial Christmas Special 2022!
Once a clunky old mixed bag of eight, the bells of Presteigne, right on the Wales/ England border now form a fabulous grand-sounding peal, freshly refurbished by Whites of Appleton.. Once an old six from Abraham I Rudhall of Gloucester 1717, they were augmented by Mears & Stainbank in 1906 by adding two trebles, and the tenor was recast. Over the years they became rougher and rougher, as alarmingly the headstocks started to warp on a few of the bells, so they were rehung in 2016 in a metal frame plus a bit of retuning. They are absolutely spanking bells! Interesting to note is the wooden shafted clapper in the tenor and the Old Chiming Barrel, meant to be the oldest of its kind in Europe! Sadly it is out of use and/or broken.
The ringing in this video is segments of a quarter attempt of Superlative Surprise Major, which very sadly fired out leads from the end.
I dedicate this to Tim Hollinghurst (TC here) for his amazing hospitality and organisation in getting me lots of ringing around Wales. Thanks so much Tim :))) I hope I can ring here again!
And Merry Christmas Everyone!
0:07 Rounds
1:30 Superlative S Major
If you wonder why the Queens part is cut out, sadly we made a pig's ear of it... :(
7:40 Sanctus Bell (also 1907 Mears & Stainbank)

[@ringerpaul3118]

Great video. I love a belfry video! The bells sound great and look lovely and clean!

[@Steven_Rowe]

They are a nice sounding peal, for old school bells.
It would be nice to ring a peal there.
I do like 8 that are reasonably light.

[@Steven_Rowe]

It would be an interesting audio experiment to record s bell with metal shaft, then install a wooden shaft and compare them.

[@francescogreenslade7793]

Love superlative!