Peal stone in St John's church, Deptford
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Peal stone in St John's church, Deptford
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 14 Mar 2011
Wooden peal boards in churches are quite common; stone monuments commemorating a peal are rarer. But the occasion for this peal of Grandsire Triples one was for the funeral of Queen Victoria in 1901, which presumably merited the expense.
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