Edinburgh

[jimhedgcock]

Details from Ranald Clouston's Scottish Rings of Bells
William & Thomas Mears 1788
28 3/4" 5 1/2 cwt
29 3/4" 5 3/4 cwt
31 1/2" 6 1/4 cwt
33 1/4" 6 3/4 cwt
36" 8 1/2 cwt
37 3/4" 9 1/2 cwt
40 1/4 " 11 1/2 cwt.
44 3/4" 14 1/2 cwt.

Key. F


Hung in two tiers, 1,2,5,6 on top.
Frame and fittings contemporary with the bells.
Fittings incomplete due to decay.
Bearings recessed into the frame and covered with wooden boards.
1903 ringing prohibited because of tower oscillation.
Some bells tied for clocking.Ellacombe type hammers on all bells.
Visited Nov. 13th. 1948.
--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "David Bryant" <djb122 at y...> 
wrote:
> Does anyone have details of the unringable 8 in Edinburgh?
> 
> David