Grandsire Triples (Half Muffled) at St Mark, Swindon, Wiltshire

Turning the tenor over in the belfry and ringing chamber, followed by two clips of half-muffled Grandsire Triples being rung; a quarter peal, filmed 13th April 2018, and a peal, recorded 30th July 2016. All photos used are mine, taken from various points in time! St Mark’s church was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, and was built for the Great Western Railway (GWR) railway workers who lived in the nearby railway village; it was dedicated on St Mark’s day, 25th April 1845. Although a tower was built with bells in mind, these were not installed untul 1904, when a ring of six bells were cast by Llewellins and James of Bristol, as a memorial to Canon Ponsonby. These bells were augmented to eight by Mears and Stainbank of Whitechapel in 1927, and were rehung with new bearings and headstocks in 1993, also by Whitechapel, at which time they were quarter turned (but not tuned). While perhaps not the most bright or tuneful ring of bells, they have a unique tone and character to them, and are particularly fine when half muffled – the tenor in particular has a magnificent hum to it! The bells, while a little bit quiet inside, handle very reasonably, and – as my home tower – I have more than a little bit of love for them! :-) Tenor 11½cwt in G http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?s...