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The Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury in Portsmouth

Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury in Portsmouth

Bells on Sunday comes from the Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury in Portsmouth. Originally founded as a 12th century chapel it was rebuilt in the 17th and early 18th centuries. The central tower features an octagonal wooden cupola with a lantern as a navigational aid to shipping, and a ring of twelve bells all cast by the Taylor foundry of Loughborough. The tenor bell weighs twenty five and a half hundredweight and is tuned to the note of E flat. We hear them ringing Cambridge Surprise Maximus.

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  • Sun 19 May 2024 05:43
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Hear the Bells of Notre Dame

Hear the Bells of Notre Dame

Though silenced for now, the great bell 'Emmanuel' will lead the majestic chorus again...