Church Bells and Bell-Ringing: A Norfolk Profile - Tapa dura

The beginnings of scientific change-ringing now seem most likely, from the considerable body of evidence which has emerged, to have taken place in the eastern counties. This book offers a case study of the development of bell-ringing in one county, Norfolk, from the earliest records through to the present day. What he has to say is of general, rather than local, interest, but his information is necessarily drawn from local records. He explores bell-ringers' links with the church and with local communities, using documentary evidence dating back in some cases to the 14th century, and he studies in detail the technical development of church towers and bell frames, identifying and illustrating a number of early examples.