Valletta

[jimhedgcock]

---Sarah and I went there at Easter this year. The bells were 
installed as a ring of six bells, Whitechapel 1840's if I remember 
correctly. Whether or not they were ever rung as such I don't know. 
They have subsequently been rehung for chiming only. The tower is 
very lofty but quite substantial. I believe that this is another 
place where Servicemen have managed to ascend the tower and inspect 
the bells. Someone with RW's and an index would be able to help.
We also went to listen to the Siege Bell on a couple of the 
designated ringing times - stony silence. The chains to the motors 
appeared to be somewhat dry, which leads to speculation that it 
hasn't rung for some time.

Gleaning information from various sources, the attitude that prevails 
is 'Oh it is broken. We must get round to getting it fixed.'
There were quite a lot of disappointed people about!!!!

I understand that Taylors are supplying some very big bells to Gozo
(Cathedral?) Perhaps those with the information could enlighten the 
rest of us.


In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "David & Mary Kelly" <bells at k...> 
wrote:
> There has been mention recently regarding the bells at Poona and 
Lahore. I visited Lahore a few years ago and it looked to me that the 
bells had certainly been swung high enough to show light clapper 
indentations on both sides of the bells. It wouldn't surprise me that 
they had at some stage been rung full-circle.
> 
> Now does anyone know if Valletta, Malta, S. Paul, 6, 13cwt have 
ever been rung full-circle?
> 
> Dave
> 
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