The Church Bells of Warwickshire; Their Founders, Inscriptions, Traditions and Uses
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by Henry Timothy Tilley
28 Mar, 2019
Bells have been used both for religious and other purposes for at least four thousand years, some of the earliest being recorded in China. The use of church bells swung full circle is peculiarly ‘English’; in other parts of the world, bells are g
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Bells have been used both for religious and other purposes for at least four thousand years, some of the earliest being recorded in China. The use of church bells swung full circle is peculiarly ‘English’; in other parts of the world, bells are generally rung by swinging in a small arc or fixed and struck with hammers. English ringing involves mathematical ‘changes’ as opposed to tunes and there are some 6,000 churches in the British Isles with sets of bells rung in this manner. It is ‘English’ in the sense of being Anglican since, with the exception of a few Catholic churches, other churches viewed the use of bells as idolatry. Less
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