St John's come across truly lovely & are on my list to visit William Dobson knew how to cast better bells more consistently than any other founder of his time, as explained in an interesting article on Bill Hibbert's website. Worth a read if you have a good attention span
I've rung at St John's a few times, including a quarter of Stedman a few years back (after a peal of London went Londoff). I really like them - powerful, old-style ring, possibly lacking a bit of hum but in a way that makes them punchier. I understand Dobson was well-renowned at the time for the quality of his bells, although I've not rung on many of his rings (as I have never lived in Dobson-territory). I also don't know if St John's were retuned by G&J when they were augmented (it's certainly possible).
My home city! My home tower is Glinton but I have rang at St Marys, Great ringing guys!
St John's come across truly lovely & are on my list to visit
William Dobson knew how to cast better bells more consistently than any other founder of his time, as explained in an interesting article on Bill Hibbert's website. Worth a read if you have a good attention span
I've rung at St John's a few times, including a quarter of Stedman a few years back (after a peal of London went Londoff). I really like them - powerful, old-style ring, possibly lacking a bit of hum but in a way that makes them punchier. I understand Dobson was well-renowned at the time for the quality of his bells, although I've not rung on many of his rings (as I have never lived in Dobson-territory). I also don't know if St John's were retuned by G&J when they were augmented (it's certainly possible).
Peterborough seems to be an underrated area for good rings of bells and overlooked by other cities.
Thanks for inviting me
It was great to meet you - thank you for joining us (I hope you enjoyed your day!), and on Friday's peal too. Hope to ring with you again sometime!
The Cathedral do sound lovely, but I personally like the sound of St John's better, lovely grand bells with a lot of character!
St john the church bells heavier than the cathedral bells.