[Bell Historians] Oxford

[Simon Bond]

> As David B says, there is technically nothing to stop them
> being rung up provided they are roped properly; unless, of
> course, as at Oxford, there are obstructions.
>
> DLC

Clock and tolling hammers being the biggest obstacles in Oxford's case. The
headstock doesn't get past them once it gets high enough.

The full-circle occasion being referred to was certainly before it was
rehung (Whitechapel 1955). The massive wooden headstock is still in the
tower. Were it not for the hammers being in the way there is no reason why
getting the bell all the way up would be impossible.

SAB