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Modern Churches Lack Big Bells and English Tradition
A survey of English church bells notes Britain’s long custom of chimes in major towers, contrasting with American practice. It details Cripplegate’s twelve bells, restorations at St Giles’, and the carillon tradition, alongside legends from Worcester and Buckinghamshire, bell-ringers’ character, and priestly praise for bell ringing as spiritual education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
St. Giles
Cripplegate
London
Edinburgh
St.iiles
Truro
East Allington
Exeter
Lincoln Cathedral
St. Hugh's Tower
Stiles
Henry Burstow
Horsham
Islip Church
Northamptonshire
Alice Horn
Central County Association
New England