[Bell Historians] Re: One-bell towers

David Bryant djb122 at y...
Thu Dec 12 14:30:06 GMT 2002


> I believe that Great Paul in St Paul's Cathedral in London, the
> heaviest bell in the UK, is also hung for swinging, but by electric
> motors.

Correct, it is - see Dickon's bells of London site. The heaviest manually
swung bell in the British Isles is Great Peter at York, 10 tons 16 cwt 2 qrs
22 lbs.

David





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