Because they sometimes ring it with 2 people so they put another tail end in and the sally is large so that the second person (called a "strapper") can get a grip
Tuatara _77 I think nowadays it is rung without a strapper more often. It could just be because it isn’t as big of a bell as Liverpool or Exeter. Am happily to be corrected though
that's some cardio on the tenor
what is with that huge sally?
Because they sometimes ring it with 2 people so they put another tail end in and the sally is large so that the second person (called a "strapper") can get a grip
@@AshleyMonck Why isn't St.Pauls Cathedral's tenor sally longer then? I've seen it being strapped more than not. Same thing for Liverpool Cathedral.
Tuatara _77 I think nowadays it is rung without a strapper more often. It could just be because it isn’t as big of a bell as Liverpool or Exeter. Am happily to be corrected though
@@tuatara77I think it’s because they leave those bells up all the time I think