Grandsire Caters (Half Muffled) at Christ Church, Swindon, Wiltshire

An excerpt from a half-muffled peal of Grandsire Caters on this superb ring of ten, followed by a lower on the back eight and some film of the belfry. The bells were cast and installed in 1924 by Taylors of Loughborough to replace an older octave, and are one of the finest rings of bells in their weight category anywhere.
The peal was arranged and rung to mark the centenary of the death of Christ Church ringer Private John H Odey in World War One. The second bell here was given in his memory.
Tenor 21-3-9 in D
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[@andrewgoldthorpe]

Superb!

[@Steven_Rowe]

i love half muffled ringing and especially o. a top shelf ring like these.
it allows the sustain of the tenor to be heard.
Nice to know Brian is still ringing peals.
tell him it is 60 years this year that the bells at St Anns was augmented to an 8.
He was the tower captain at the time

[@HytheBoatman]

Lovely ringing doing justice to these fine bells

[@simonbellringer]

A shame my camera can only film for 29 minutes - the handstroke homes about two hours in were superb!

[@timmeh1507]

Definitely worth a ho ho ho! Very nice with the volume turned right up.

[@AshleyMonck]

Bloody beautiful! :)

[@RingerJamie]

Absolutely Amazing bells! - A dream would come true if i were to ring here wow!

[@simonbellringer]

And one day, once things start returning to normal, I hope we will be able to welcome you to Swindon :-)

[@RingerJamie]

@@simonbellringer Thank you very much! - are you a regular ringer here?

[@simonbellringer]

@@RingerJamie St Mark (the 8 in Swindon) is my home tower, but I do ring at Christ Church when commitments allow (though sadly not all that regularly)

[@maidstone10]

Superb bells

[@Steven_Rowe]

maidstone10 A a other great Taylor 10 like Maidstone

[@Tracks777]

I enjoyed your video :) Keep it up!

[@kiwibellringer9729]

Very e flatish. Reminds of chch cathedral....:(.

[@simonbellringer]

Yes - right on the border of Eb/D....

[@RingerThomas]

simonbellringer There D +48Cents

[@kiwibellringer9729]

simonbellringer did you ever ring at Chch? In New Zealand at all?

[@simonbellringer]

@@kiwibellringer9729 nope, never even been to NZ!

[@adamm2693]

they're clearing out the rubble to start rebuilding it now ! would love to ring there if they get the tower rebuilt alright