This talk will provide an illustrated introduction to the very English art of change-ringing: what it is, when it originated, how it works, and how it has developed over four hundred years. In addition, it will canter through the parts that change-ringing and change-ringers have played in British culture, looking at some of its contributions […]
Horologist, author of books on clock care, repair and maintenance and clocks consultant to Salisbury Diocesan Advisory Committee Chris has a passion for the preservation of mechanical church clocks. He will explain what can be found in a typical clock installation in a church, then a history of clock development and types will be presented. […]