Cambridge Surprise Major from Romsey Abbey

A very good course of Cambridge on the Beautiful old style 8 at Romsey Abbey. Thanks to the Bellringers for making me welcome! The Ringing Room is ENORMOUS! The Tenor has a very nice boom and can be heard best at 4:24 when I sit on the window sill and point the camera outside. Also note at 4:20 there is a full scale dumbbell which can be connected to Abel if needed. (8) 22-1-23 in C# Also a full sized training bell and a sanctus. The Bells are housed in an 8 sided bell chamber on top of the tower! click on this link and you will know what I mean www.yourlocalweb.co.uk/images/user-pictures/142-1273151795-romseyabbey.jpg 1-2 Thomas Mears 1791 6-1-15 (treble) 6-1-21 (second) 3 Mears & Stainbank 8-1-12 4 Thomas Mears 1791 9-1-8 5 Mears & Stainbank 1932 11-3-18 6 Thomas Mears 1791 12-0-12 7 Mears & Stainbank 1932 17-2-20 8 Thomas Mears 1791 22-1-23 The Bells were cast as an 8, in 1791 by Thomas Mears in the key of D Major. Tenor 24-0-8 In 1932, They were flattened the key of Db or C# (same thing!) and bells 3,5,7 were recast. Tenor 23-3-23 In 1976, They were re tuned again but still in the key of Db Tenor 23-1-23 More Recently, in 2007, Whites removed the Cannons of the Tenor come down from 23-1-23 to its current 22-1-23. These old style bells form a very beautiful ring but are quite heavy round the middle. Plus, they go very well but you have to give the long pulls. They also sound very good outside! You can here them outside when I look out on to the nave roof. The Abbey is the largest church in Hampshire and is a member of the Greater Churches Group and is very beautiful.