St Barnabas, Pimlico

[stephen_dutfield]

Hi Alan,

Thanks for flagging up the YouTube videos, which are well worth a watch. Forgive my ignorance, but can you describe the mechanism which the Pimlico bells have for setting? Dove lists them as mid-19th century bells so, assuming the frame and fittings are contemporary, was this an experimental installation, or was there another common method of setting - apart from stay and slider - still in use at that time?

S

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Alan Taylor" <alantaylor at ...> wrote:
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> The bells are by no means easy to ring and also cursed by not having the usual stays and sliders. The mechanisms do not have a breaking point like a conventional stay and slider system. This means potential very serious damage if a bell is hit hard against the present mechanism, which means in reality that the bells can only be rung by ringers of experience and good handling skills. Our long term plans are to get the bells re-hung.