The Bells of Pershore Abbey

Pershore Abbey has a unique arrangement whereby the bells are now rung from a platform surrounded by a cage high in the lantern tower. The visit was dated 3 February 2018 and the ringing featured is part of the start of a peal attempt of Stedman Triples.

[@TheConsettonian1987]

I don’t think I would like to ring there at anytime as I am terrified of heights.

[@christopherstephenjenksbsg4944]

There's no way I could handle that climb in my old age, but I really love these bells! I learned to ring on the Rudhall bells at Old North Church in Boston, Massachusetts, during my college days in the 1970s. Although this is a heavier ring, the sound of the bells at Pershore is very familiar to me.

[@MGRinger02]

gives you the willies dosen't it

[@adamm2693]

at least with john's lane, it's just at the staircase and you're safely in the room for most of the time!

[@MartynCole]

It's not just a question of being bad with heights. To get to the open spiral stairs you have to go through very narrow passageways, one particularly narrow, which triggered my claustrophobia and I scraped a hole in my rugby shirt against the walls. I have rung there twice but never again.

[@seeul8rwaynekerr]

That looks truly frightening! Does it not move when you ring?

[@timmeh1507]

Done it once, liked the bells, but in no hurry to go back whatever!

[@BigBobTheNewBellRinger]

Yea that's a nope from me. Not even a set of pre-war Taylors would get me up there

[@arripay]

No, no and nope!

[@davecbird]

You MUST be joking !