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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Possibly ‘off-topic’ but certainly
historical.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I find myself increasingly called upon to toll for
funerals – do it once and it has already become common practice. Actually
this has been the practice at Christ Church, Port Sunlight for quite some years
now but I have never quite sure how to ring the nine Taylors (tellers) for a
man etc .- and certainly not the six for a woman.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Googling has led me to this website where, at the
very bottom of the page, is mention of how this is rung (for man, woman or
child) - so I have learnt something. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://forum.ship-of-fools.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=6;t=004371">http://forum.ship-of-fools.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=6;t=004371</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>It appears that my three ‘groups’ of
three for a man are correct, but my two ‘groups’ of three for a
woman are wrong – apparently it should be three ‘groups’ of
two.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I also came across the following ‘Lex Orandi’
website…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.lexorandi.org/index.html">http://www.lexorandi.org/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>with specific reference to rubrics for Bellringing which,
again, I found of some interest anyway (although nothing on ‘<st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taylors</st1:place></st1:City>’)...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.lexorandi.org/rubrics.html">http://www.lexorandi.org/rubrics.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The webmaster is a Rev. Dcn. David J Muehlenbruch,
B.A., M.Div.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This site indicates a time interval of 3 – 7 seconds
for tolling a single bell. I usually toll at 10 second intervals.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Does anyone on this list have anything to add to the
above concerning ringing the ‘<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taylors</st1:place></st1:City>’
and tolling speed? Are there other interpretations or guidelines? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>For my own convenience, I have created a “tolling
calculator” (Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet) which tells me exactly when I
should start the tolling for persons of any given age to ensure completion at
the exact time of the start of the funeral service. (I find that almost
invariably funeral services start promptly – I guess the late are never
late!) This is attached - please feel free to distribute this to anyone who may
find it useful. If this list does not accept attachments, then simply email me
so that I can forward it. I am not expecting a deluge of requests!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Mount</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
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