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St Mary’s Church in Helmingham, Suffolk

Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Helmingham, Suffolk.

Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary’s Church in Helmingham, Suffolk. Originally the Estate Church for Helmingham Hall, the church has a ring of eight bells that were cast in 1815 by Thomas Mears of London to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The tenor weighs seventeen and three quarter hundredweight and is tuned to the note of D. We hear them ringing Yorkshire Surprise Major.

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Mon 19 Dec 2022 00:45
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