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  1. Oct 3, 2024 · The tower now houses eight bells that with their hangings weigh nearly seven tons. They are all dated, the earliest being 1606. More historical details are included in our tour of St Mary’s. The bells are rung for Sunday services and for weddings and other special occasions as they have been for several hundred years.

  2. Oct 3, 2024 · The Tower is thought to have been built in 1450, but was much restored in the 19th century. It houses a peal of eight bells that, together with their hangings, weighs nearly seven tons.

  3. Sep 29, 2024 · The church of St. Mary was built as a chapel of ease in 1861. It is of stone in 13th-century style, with a chancel, nave, aisles, south porch, and bell-turret. There are fourteen memorial windows, a marble pulpit, and a marble reredos set up as a memorial to the Rev. G. B. Watson, vicar 1885–7.

  4. 5 days ago · Monty Python - The Bells of St. Mary's. Craig Eager. 15 subscribers. Subscribed. 0. 1 view 1 day ago. Taken from the Musical Mice sketch...more.

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  5. 2 days ago · Although not a word was spoken by Our Lady, St. Joseph and St. John during the silent apparition at Knock, the vision spoke louder than words with an eloquent message uniting earth and heaven. Father Stan Smolenski, August 22, 2021

  6. Oct 1, 2024 · A young man grave in godliness, William Gilpin by name, Gave fifty pounds to make these sounds. To God's eternal fame. What happened to these three bells is something of a mystery as by 1881 Crosthwaite had three quite different bells, two dated respectively 1695 and 1861 and the third undated.

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  8. Sep 29, 2024 · The belfry – celebrating the 25th anniversary of the installation of the 8 bells - will be open Saturday 28th, from 2.00-3.45pm to try bell ringing. About 60 steps. Inside the church, there is a self-guided historical trail and a display about the Siege.