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Bells
A
fine peal of ten bells cast by Thomas Osborn of Downham Market in 1785 hangs
in the Norman Tower , which was
the principal gateway into the great church. The bells, which were still
hanging in their original wooden frame, were re-hung by Taylors of Loughborough
in a cast iron ‘A' type frame some 12 feet lower in the Tower in 1973. The
heaviest bell, the 'tenor', weighs 27 hundredweight, 2 quarters and 5 pounds
and sounds a C sharp note. Approximately 160 peals have been rung since
records began in November 1879. The bells are rung on Sundays from 9.00 a.m. for the 10 o'clock Eucharist. They are also rung
for weddings and other special occasions. Bell practice
takes place on Tuesdays from 7.30 p.m. until 9.00 p.m. New ringers are always welcome.
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