A royal ring. The Master of the Bells at the Christchurch Cathedral, Mr Robert Bennett, at the end of one of the eight bells rung for three hours and seven minutes in a special peal to mark the Queen Mother’s eightieth birthday. Entitled the Cambridge Surprise Major, the peal had 5056 separate changes (rings), the longest rung in the cathedral for several years.
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Press, 12 August 1980, Page 18
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63A royal ring. The Master of the Bells at the Christchurch Cathedral, Mr Robert Bennett, at the end of one of the eight bells rung for three hours and seven minutes in a special peal to mark the Queen Mother’s eightieth birthday. Entitled the Cambridge Surprise Major, the peal had 5056 separate changes (rings), the longest rung in the cathedral for several years. Press, 12 August 1980, Page 18
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