Liverpool - Anglican Cathedral - The bells
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Liverpool - Anglican Cathedral - The bells
Image: © Rob Farrow Taken: 17 Aug 2024
The fourteen bells of Image] are mounted two-thirds the way up its massive central tower at a height of 220' (67m). Thirteen of the bells (known as the Bartlett Bells after their benefactor) surround a central cage containing the largest bell by far of the peal; the Bourdon Bell known as Great George (in honour of King George V who attended the cathedral's consecration on 19th July 1924). Great George at 14.7 tons is nearly as heavy as the combined weight of the other bells (16.8 tons) - the total peal of 31.5 tons is both the heaviest and the highest ringing peal in the World. Great George is the 3rd heaviest bell in Britain after the Olympic Bell (from 2012, which is no longer rung) and Great Paul in St Paul's, London. This "Great George" should not be confused with the one of the same name atop the Wills Memorial Tower, University of Bristol, which is considerably lighter, though still a hefty 9½ tons - see Image]
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