BELL-RINGING RECORDS
>Bell-ringing societies compdte with one another iri. England for the honouT of" establishing a record peal. A peal o£-;bells consists of "not fewer than 5000 ehanfes and usually takes about three hours'to ring. The world's record-is held by the men of the College YoutKs, who in 1922 sounded 21,363 changes on the church bells ! of Appleton', Berkshire. They had neither food nor drink] throughout the performance, and not nian uttered a iword for fear it should disturb'his'neighbour's memory. The feat' was accomplished in 12 hours 2jMminutes; An attempt to surpass this record took place at Heptonstall Church, Yorkshire/in 1928..', ;Before embarking on; j their arduous' ' "task the' ringers trained'on strict athletic lines for six months, giving up" smoking rand spirits; All w.ent smoothly, for 10 hours 31-min-utes, ;.and • :then' 'the • big '18 Jcwt 'tenor bell became too tired to ring. A drop ofiioil in its bearings might have made all the difference.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 49, 27 February 1934, Page 7
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154BELL-RINGING RECORDS Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 49, 27 February 1934, Page 7
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