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Radio 4,24 Mar 2024,2 mins

St Helen’s church, Sefton in Merseyside

Bells on Sunday

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Bells on Sunday comes from St Helen’s church, Sefton in Merseyside. The Grade One listed church building was extensively rebuilt in the 15th century in the Tudor perpendicular style. The 14th century tower however was retained and today contains eight bells, four of which date from the late 16th and early 17th centuries. These four bells were all cast by Henry Oldfield of Nottingham. The Tenor bell weighs eleven and half hundredweight and is tuned to the note of F. We hear them ringing Grandsire Triples

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