The interesting five at Orcop, Herefordshire

St John the Baptist, Orcop. Ringing on the five bells, which are either tuned in the Dorian Mode (as in Sharpe) or simply have a tenor that is out of tune. The tenor is supposedly 10 cwt in G# although the front four are a the front four of a five in key of G. An unusual tower with an impressive wooden structure holding it up.

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[pal05pmajor3]

don't sound very pleasent do they lol not bad though, part from that sharp tenor. I like bells tha you have to pull because then you have got more controll than ones you just give slight twitch and the bell rings it self

[timmeh1507]

I think the tone is remarkably clean for old bells it's just a shame about the tenor - though who knows if it's meant to be like that! And I agree about bells you have to pull, these won't ring themselves!

[timmeh1507]

They are a ground floor ring and aren't bad to handle, they go well but need a little more pull than normal!

[KDowner94]

errr??

[Engerlingraucher]

1: Barwell, Birmingham, 1907, 4.5 cwt

2: John Pennington I, Monmouth, 1663, 5 cwt 3:

Abraham Rudhall II, Gloucester, 1731, 5.75 cwt

4: John Pennington I, Monmouth, 1663, 5.25 cwt

5: John Pennington II, Monmouth, 1679, 10 cwt in B flat

[LauraBellringer]

very weird.... whats up with the tenor!

[mjgriff74]

Very nice. I like unusual towers. Was it a g/f ring? What were they like to handle?