Library of Bell Recordings
by Dr John R Ketteringham MBE Lincoln, England

Video Recordings

 

With broadband becoming more and more prevalent, it has been suggested that an index of video recordings available both on the Internet and sent to me for sharing with others would be a good idea.

Audio Video Location & Dedication Home Page


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Accrington, St James, Lancashire
12 bells: Tenor 11 cwt 1 qtr 14 lbs in G
(© St James' Accrington)
 
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Bermondsey, St James, Greater London
8 bells: Tenor 14 cwt 1 qr 15 lbs in F#
(© Docklands Ringing Centre)
 
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Birmingham Aston, Sts Peter & Paul, West Midlands
12 bells: Tenor 24 cwt 3 qrs 18 lbs in D
(© Dickon Love)
 
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Bluntisham, S Mary, where Dorothy Sayers' father was Rector have been restored.
It is said that it is these bells which inspired Dorothy to write 'The Nine Tailors' which is probably the best known of any fictional account of change ringing.
8 bells Tenor 13 cwt 2 qtrs 10 lbs in F#
(© Anglia Television)


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Bovey Tracey, Sts Peter, Paul & Thomas of Canterbury, Devon
8 bells: Tenor 14 cwt 2 qtrs 26 lbs in F#
(© Bovey Tracey Ringers)
 
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Camberwell, St Giles, Greater London
10 bells: Tenor 23 cwt 2 qrs 12 lbs in D
(© Docklands Ringing Centre)


Chertsey, St Peter, Surrey
8 bells: Tenor 20 cwt 14 lbs in E
(© St Peters Chertsey)


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East Bergholt, St Mary the Virgin, Suffolk
5 bells: Tenor 26 cwt 8 lbs in D
(© East Bergholt Bells)
 
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Hobart, Cathedral Church of St David, Tasmania, Australia
8 bells: Tenor 14 cwt 3 qrs 19 lbs in F#
(© Bell Ringers Group of Montegaldella)
 
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Hobart, Holy Trinity, Tasmania, Australia
8 bells: Tenor 9 cwt 10 lbs in G
(© Bell Ringers Group of Montegaldella)


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Leeds, St Peter, West Yorkshire
12 bells: Tenor 40 cwt 1 qtr 7 lbs in C, also 6b
(© Andrew Aspland Leeds)
 
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Lichfield, Mobile Belfry, Staffordshire
6 bells: Tenor 76 lbs in D
(© Paul Kibblewhite)


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Limehouse, St Anne, Greater London
10 bells: Tenor 12 cwt 3 qrs 25 lbs in E
(© Docklands Ringing Centre)


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Minsterworth, St Peter, Gloucestershire
8 bells. Tenor 6 cwt 3 qrs 13 lbs in G#
(© Chaddesley Corbett ringers)
 
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Montegaldella , Italy
12 bells
(© Bell Ringers Group of Montegaldella)
 
Penwortham, St Mary, Lancashire
(video of single bell only)
8 bells. Tenor 8 cwt 2 qrs 6 lbs in A
(© Simon Bond)
 
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Saxilby, St Botolph, Lincolnshire
6 bells: Tenor 12 cwt 1 qr 10 lbs in F
(© Paul Kibblewhite)
 
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Sydney, Cathedral Church of St Andrew, NSW, Australia
12 bells: Tenor 29 cwt 1 qr 4 lbs in C#
(© Bell Ringers Group of Montegaldella)
 
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Sydney, Basilica of St Mary, NSW, Australia
13 bells: Tenor 34 cwt 1 qr 3 lbs in C#, also 6b
(© Bell Ringers Group of Montegaldella)
 
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Sydney, St Philip, Church Hill, NSW, Australia
8 bells: Tenor 18 cwt 2 qrs 21 lbs in E
(© Bell Ringers Group of Montegaldella)


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Tuckingmill, All Saints, Cornwall
8 bells: Tenor 10 cwt 1 qr 21 lbs in Ab
(© Adam J Beer)


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Washington, Cathedral Church of Sts Peter & Paul, USA (NCT)
10 bells: Tenor 32 cwt 4 lbs in D
(© Washington Ringing Society)


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Washington DC, Old Post Office Tower, USA
10 bells: Tenor 26 cwt 1 qr 13 lbs in D
(© Washington Ringing Society)


Westminster, Collegiate Church of St Peter (Westminster Abbey), Middlesex
10 bells: Tenor 30 cwt 1 qr 15 in D
(© Westminster Abbey)


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York, Cathedral & Metropolitan Church of St Peter (The Minster), North Yorkshire
13 bells: Tenor 59 cwt 1 qtr 23 lbs in Bb, also 6b
(© ASCY Brian Diserens and Dickon Love)
 
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St Martin-le-Grand, North Yorkshire
8 bells: Tenor 10 cwt 1 qtr 23 lbs in G#
(© ASCY Brian Diserens and Dickon Love)


HANDBELLS
 


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Lincoln, Ringing World Roadshow 2003, Demonstration of handbell ringing
(© Graham John)


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London, Tower Thistle Hotel, ASCY Dinner 2004, Demonstration of handbell ringing by Phil Earis, David Pipe and Andrew Tibbetts who a month earlier (2 October 2004) rang the longest peal ever (50, 400 changes)
(© Dickon Love)


MISCELLANEOUS RECORDINGS
 

 
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Ambrosiano method, as practiced in Lombardy and in some of the Piedmont's areas of Italy.
(© Bell Ringers Group of Montegaldella)
 
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Emiliano-Bolognese method, as practiced in the Emilia Romagna area of Italy.
(© Bell Ringers Group of Montegaldella)
 
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Whitechapel Bell Foundry:
Trebles being cast for Limehouse, St Anne, Greater London
(© Docklands Ringing Centre)
 
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Eayre & Smith - Bellhangers and Engineers:
Trebles being hung at Limehouse, St Anne, Greater London

(© Docklands Ringing Centre)


Revised: 27 October 2008 (pat)