Cowbridge

COWBRIDGE

OUTSIDE

Cowbridge, 2009-09-08 1950, Practice Night, outside, call changes, 282s of 424s.wmv


BELFRY

Cowbridge, 2009-09-08 2007, Practice Night, belfry, call changes, 185s of 388s.wmv


ASSOCIATION CENTENERY CASSETTE
The audio recording is reproduced with the kind permissions of the Llandaff & Monmouth Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers and of Derek J Carr (who made the recording in 1993).
The photographs to accompany the audio recording were taken by myself on 2009-12-05.
Cowbridge, 1993, Association Centenary Cassette, Stedman Triples (photos Dec 2009), 313s.wmv

Llancarfan

LLANCARFAN

OUTSIDE

Llancarfan, 2010-02-21 1045, Sunday Service ringing, outside, plain hunt on 5, 168s.wmv


BELFRY

Llancarfan, 2010 02 21 1035, Sunday Service ringing, belfry, rounds & call changes, 1 up wrong, 98s
The treble bell is up wrong during this ringing.


Llancarfan, 2010-02-21 1029, Sunday Service ringing, 1st floor, ringing up 1-3-5, 75s.wmv


RINGERS

Llancarfan, 2010-02-21 1041, Sunday Service ringing, ringers, plain hunt on 5, 113s.wmv


Llancarfan, 2010-02-21 1049, Sunday Service ringing, ringers, call changes, 76s.wmv

Llandaff Cathedral

LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL

OUTSIDE

Llandaff Cathedral, 2009-02-07 1015 Welsh Colleges Society 50th Anniversary Peal, outside, 198s of 600s.wmv
The first two sections are part of the 'false start'; the remaining sections are from the peal itself.


BELFRY

Llandaff Cathedral, 2009-03-03 1948, practice night, belfry, surprise major on light 8, 433s.wmv


ASSOCIATION CASSETTE RECORDING

Llandaff Cathedral, 1993, Association Centenary Cassette, Stedman Caters, photos from Jan 2010, 106s
The audio recording is reproduced with the kind permissions of the Llandaff & Monmouth Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers and of Derek J Carr (who made the recording in 1993).
The photographs to accompany the audio recording were taken by myself on 2010-01-07.

Llantrithyd

LLANTRITHYD

OUTSIDE

Llantrithyd, 2010-02-21 0911, Sunday Service chiming, outside, chiming & silence, 161s of 420s.wmv
The chiming is achieved using the Ellacombe Apparatus, which is connected only to bells 5, 4 & 1.


BELFRY

Llantrithyd, 2010 02 21 0857, Sunday Service chiming, belfry, silence&chiming&stills, 112s of 300s
The bells are chimed using the Ellacombe Apparatus, and are chimed once in the order 5, 4, 1.
Bells 2 and 3 are not connected to the Ellacombe Apparatus, and bell 3 is cracked; they are chimed here using a teaspoon in the order 3, 2.
The stills are of bells 1, 2, 3, 4&5 in that order.


Llantrithyd, 2010 02 21 0905, Sunday Service chiming, 1st floor, silence & stills all 1 2 3 4 5, 70s
The Ellacombe rope for the 2nd bell (it comes through the floor in the hole for the 2nd bell) is actually connected directly to the treble bell without going through the upper pulleys.
The stills are in the following order: all bells, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.


CHIMER

Llantrithyd, 2010-02-21 0909, Sunday Service chiming, chimer, 35s.wmv
The Ellacombe rope for the 2nd bell (on the right) is actually connected to the treble bell.
The Ellacombe Apparatus works for bells 1, 4 and 5. Bells 2 and 3 are not connected and bell 3 is cracked.

St Mary Hill

ST MARY HILL

OUTSIDE

St Mary Hill, 2009-12-05 1359, Branch Practice, outside, minimus.wmv


BELFRY

St Mary Hill, 2009-12-05 1358, Branch Practice, Belfry.wmv
The belfry was much too dark to video the bells, so there is no sound but a selection of flash photos.
The bells in each photo are:
a. Treble & Trap Door
b. Treble
c. 3rd (on upper level)
d. 3rd (on upper level)
e. 4th
f. 4th
g. 4th, 2nd is behind 4th and hard to see

St Nicholas

ST NICHOLAS

OUTSIDE

St Nicholas, 2009-12-06 0958, before Patronal Festival, outside.wmv


BELFRY

St Nicholas, compilation, 2009 12 06 1215, after Patronal Festival, belfry, bells & photos, 12s.
This comprises photos of each bell, one of the treble and two of each of the other bells. To accompany the photos, there is one 'dong' on each bell which sounds as the corresponding photos are displayed. Since bell fittings are derelict, and the clappers are hard to get at, the 'dongs' were produced by striking each bell with a key.


St Nicholas, compilation, 2009 12 06 1155, after Patronal Festival, belfry, rounds, 131s
This comprises a video of the belfry. The derelict state of the fittings precludes ringing or chiming the bells. Additionally, it is hard to get at the clappers as the bells are close to the floor, so a 'dong' of each bell was obtained by striking it with a key; the 'dongs' were then put together to give some semblance of what rounds would sound like.


FIRST FLOOR

St Nicholas, 2009-12-06 1149, after Patronal Festival, first floor.wmv


RINGING CHAMBER

St Nicholas, 2009-12-06 1216, after Patronal Festival, ringing chamber (ground floor).wmv
MONMOUTH BRANCH