Unusual Chimes

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Holsworthy would be my suggestion the bells are superb and the tune 
Holsworthy Bells which is played by the Carillon is historically 
significant - I have pasted in some more info below - I have a midi file of 
the tune which I will forward on to Mark off list

Regards

Robert Brown

The Carillon

There have two Carillons, the first being installed in 1872 at a cost of 
£400. The framework for the Carillon and the present clock was made in 1869 
by a Holsworthy tradesman, Mr S L Manning and lasted thirty-eight years. 
This Carillon had two large drums of seven tunes each which were entitled: 
'Hanover,' 'Life let us cherish,' 'My lodging is on the cold ground,' 'Blue 
bells of Scotland,' 'The last rose of summer,' 'German chorale,' 'Home sweet 
home,' 'O rest the Lord,' 'Holsworthy bells No 1,' 'Morning Glory,' 
'Holsworthy bells No 2,' 'The return,' 'The pilgrim,' and 'Trinity Church 
New York.' This apparatus continued to function, albeit spasmodically, until 
1910 when a replacement was considered. Under guidance of the Portreeve, Dr 
Linnington Aish, and a fund for the repair raised £100 by 1912.

The old apparatus was dismantled and dispatched for Germany for a complete 
overhaul but the First World War intervened and it was never heard of again.

The present Carillon, manufactured by Gillette & Johnson, was installed at 
the same time as the new ring of bells in 1949. The mechanism is a 'one-off' 
designed for Holsworthy Church and operates on an electrical micro 
switch/compressed air principle. There are a total of thirteen tunes (listed 
below) on individual drums and played at three hourly intervals during the 
day from 9 am to 9 pm.

The strife is o'er, the battle done

The First Noel

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty

Brahms Cradle Song

Ye watchers and ye holy ones

We love this place O God

Home Sweet Home

Through the night of doubt and sorrow

Gentle Jesus meek and mild

God that makest earth and heaven

Fight the good fight

The king of love my Shepard is

Holsworthy Church Bells

The music for Holsworthy Church Bells is known and loved worldwide and is 
reputed to have been written beneath the large beech trees on the southern 
side of Badock Gardens by Samuel Sebastian Wesley (a distant relative of 
brothers Charles and John). He was at the time organist at Exeter Cathedral 
and wrote the piece as a tribute to the Holsworthy bells. He gave the first 
rendering of his composition at the dedication of Holsworthy Church organ in 
1865. The words were written later by the Rector's Warden, F J



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