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Look to.-.Treble's going....She's gone... is the call used
to let the other bell ringers know when to start ringing.
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3 bells were rung from the ground floor when the tower was built
600 years ago.
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In 1780 a new peal of 6 bells were installed in the tower. The
bells bear the inscriptions of the vicar and the church wardens.
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The 1780 inscriptions can still be seen on the bells today.
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In 1914 the 6 bells were recast and a new treble (lightest bell)
and a new tenor (heaviest bell) were added to make it up to a ring
of 8 bells - it is these bells we ring today.
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The heaviest bell weighs 15cwt.1qtr.18lb - that's 3/4 of a ton,
or a Ford Focus. Yet despite its size it can be rung by a 12 year
old.
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The hearse was kept in the tower (1772) to save the 5 shillings
(25p) per year it was costing to keep it at the pub. You can still
see where the door was enlarged to get it in the tower. The doorway
was restored during the 1901-3 restoration,
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When we ring for a wedding we raise the font cover so that we can
see when the bride and groom walk up the aisle.
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St Andrew's, Kildwick is one of the few towers left in the country
to have Yorkshire Ends. That's the fluffy bit on the end of the
rope
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When the weather is damp the rope can shrink in length by 1ft (30cm)
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