The Bells of Hethersett, Norfolk

The beautiful Taylor 8 at Hethersett are certainly a contender for Norfolk's best ring of bells. The tower is the leading peal tower for F Nolan Golden, including peals on both the old ring of eight and the new eight.
Nolan was regarded as one of ''the greats of the excersise'' by The Ringing World and was well known for his prolific peal ringing and composing, especially in such methods as Double Norwich and Superlative. Nolan lived in Northrepps and led the project to rehang and augment the bells to eight, before moving to Aylsham and becoming a stalwart member of the local band until his death in the 1990's.
The current ring of bells were cast in 1938 by John Taylor & Co and after some work on the rope circle and internal acoustics, the bells are a delight to ring and have much improved sound in the ringing room.
I had the pleasure of ringing a peal on these bells in 2023, and the general consensus of the band afterwards was that the bells were a delight, but the 7 and 8 are very difficult to strike when dodging together!

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Wondrous harmony!

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Thank you Ollie, the bells sound wonderful! All the best to you from Massachusetts!😊