Show english church bells in use since year A few days ago there was an interesting te ceremony at sherborne abbey in Dorset shire when the eight bells of the celebrated abbey peal the heaviest of its kind in britain were re dedicated the bells had bad been away at a famous bell foundry where seven of them had been re tuned while the eighth the two and a half ton wolsey bell presented to the abbey by cardinal wolsey over years ago was recast church bells are sometimes the subject of complaint by people who think they ring too frequently but the great majority of people living near churches with famous old peals are proud of them their music however sounds best at a distance indeed it Is said that no one could survive being shut up in the bell chamber when a big peal of bells was being rung the history of english church bells goes back for practically 1000 years bells having been cast in this country since the year london answers |