Bell Ringing at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

The twelve bells of Christ Church Cathedral hang in a separate tower to the cathedral, above the famous fan vaulting. The bells are a very old style twelve with a tenor weighing 31cwt (1585kg) in D dating from 1589, cast by an unknown founder. Some people say the Cathedral's bells are dire but I disagree. They're characterful and not run of the mill like bland modern Taylor rings of twelve.

[@klockarn4807]

Beautiful bells!

[@RingerJake]

They are nice! Not many people like them - spoilt by modern Taylor rings - but at least these have character.

[@tomchilds2187]

Interested to know where you mean by ‘bland modern Taylor 12s’?

[@RingerJake]

Cornhill in London is one of them - the front eleven have hardly any resonance compared to the tenor.

[@tomchilds2187]

Ringer Jake although these becoming a bit tedious after 3 hours!

[@TealSkink]

What's the weight of the tenor?

[@JointedStudios]

Where's the great tom?

[@DylanSmith_15]

He's in a separate tower.

[@JointedStudios]

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