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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>I have been researching some of the history
of ringing in Great Ryburgh Norfolk and have twice met the term from former
ringers from just before WW2 "<SPAN
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could never set off at the end </SPAN>at the end of ringing"
and "</FONT><SPAN
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size=2>my Father (captain of the belfry) called ‘set-off’ as we completed our
Sunday morning peal on the bells</FONT><FONT size=1> <FONT size=2>.Is this a
local term for "stand". Has anyone met this in relation to chiming
bells?</FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=2>Peter Trent</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>