Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/22

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Subject: [Leica] Northamptonshire churches : Sywell, West Haddon and Newnham
From: geebee at geebeephoto.com (GeeBee)
Date: Tue Nov 22 00:52:45 2005
References: <200511212250.jALMkHl3060959@server1.waverley.reid.org> <4382656F.9010001@verizon.net>
 
From: "Stan Yoder" <vze2myh5@verizon.net>

Subject: Re: [Leica] Northamptonshire churches : Sywell,West Haddon and
Newnham


> > Pity the bell ringers at
> > Newnham when it's windy and wet.
>
> I would think the ringing chamber is the second story of the tower, with
the bells in the third.
>
> Stan Yoder
> Pittsburgh
>
> _______________________________________________

Stan,

According to the information I have the bell ringers 'at one time were in
full view of the parishioners'. This may mean that they have now moved up a
floor as you suggest or possibly no longer ring the bells.  I believe that
many village church bells are no longer rung because of structural/safety
considerations.

Thanks for looking.

--Graham
In reply to: Message from vze2myh5 at verizon.net (Stan Yoder) ([Leica] Northamptonshire churches : Sywell, West Haddon and Newnham)