RWNYC 2013: York

A selection of towers from the RWNYC in York back in July 2013. The competition itself was held at St Lawrence, a video of these bells can be found below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZfUTjKr0vg
St Wilfrid: This Roman Catholic church sits in the shadow of the Minster, and contains a ring of 10. Originally a 1938 G&J chime at Thornham, Lancs, they were transferred to St Wilf's in 1995, and the two trebles recast by Taylor's to give a better scaling for ringing. They sound nice but a bit shallow and characterless. Here is some Yorkshire Royal, one of the focus methods; fellow YouTubers George Salter (tenor) and LauraBellringer (8) can be seen here!

York Minster: Taken early on the Sunday morning when I went for a wander round the (deserted!) city, these are top-class. A short "extra" clip of the 12 with Great Peter ringing with them accompanies this video; technically I should have been on the train home at this point but a cancellation meant I was wandering round the walls and was able to capture this!! Video link of my other visit to the Minster is below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBZplIxnIxM

St Olave, Marygate: A complete ring of 6 cast in 1789 by Robert Dalton, the last ring cast in York for a York church. They were hung dead in the early 1910s due to an unsafe frame, and, due mainly to the efforts of Ron Dove, were rehung for ringing by Taylor's in 1988. These were open on RWNYC day but I decided to visit for Sunday morning to avoid the crowds; luckily I made up the 6, we are ringing call-changes here.

Clifton: A super little 6, hung on larger wheels to improve handling, the back 4 were originally the front 4 of the chime at Illingworth; the back 4 are now the back 4 at St Martin-le-Grand, Coney Street! The tiny tower at Clifton once held an 11cwt 6; these were declared unsafe in 1944, and replaced in 1979.

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