[Bell Historians] Split-level belfries

[Nick Bowden]

I thought it was Wormhill where Jean Sanderson rang from the GF while the
rest rang upstairs as Ilam were a GF ring. (I was only 7 at the time:)
Nick

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Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 11:45 AM
Subject: [Bell Historians] Split-level belfries


> Leigh, Surrey are rung from the west gallery, with the ringers
> standing on various bits of furniture such as pews, organ blowers etc.
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> I remember many years ago going on a ringing trip to Ilam in
> Staffordshire, which has a steep ladder and a small trapdoor into the
> ringing room. Jean Sanderson rang one of the bells through the
> trapdoor from the floor below with an extra length of rope tied to
> the tail-end.
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> Bill H
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