Trafalgar Bicentenary

[plainbobmajor]

The Norwich DA are holding a Peal Week spanning the trafalgar 
celebrations (Nelson has his roots here!) However the Northern 
Branch (who don't have any keen peal ringers) are aiming to quarter 
all the branch towers (50ish) during October.

I know someone had mentioned trying to ring specially at those 
towers where the complete peal was in and ringing by Nelson's Time. 
So far we've worked out that St Miles, Norwich, and St Peter's 
Brooke still retain the exact bells that would have been ringing 200 
years ago.

Jonathan

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Richard Offen" 
<richard at s...> wrote:
> 
> Many of you will have seen my request in the Ringing World a few 
weeks 
> ago for towers to ring as part of the bicentenary celebrations of 
the 
> Battle of Trafalgar. 
> 
> The response has so far been most encouraging, but I am planning 
one or 
> two follow up items in the Ringing World in order keep the weekend 
of 
> 21st - 23rd October at the forefront of everyone's mind. I 
thought it 
> would be fun to include in one of these items mention of rings of 
> bells, still in use, that were cast during 1805, or bells that 
were 
> cast specifically to celebrate Nelson's great victory.
> 
> Any suggestions of candidates would be most welcome.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Richard