Church Bells

Most of us are probably aware that it is usual for bells to bear inscriptions, be it only the date or name of the maker; but few who have not actually examined bells for themsel...

It has already been pointed out that our bells deserve to be treated with care and reverence as much as any other part of the church fabric, because they not only have their his...

“I praise the true God, I call the people, I assemble the clergy; I mourn the departed, I put to flight pestilence, I honour festivals; I knoll for burials, I break the power of...

Bells of exceptional size, styled in Latin _Signa_, are no new invention of the founder’s art. It speaks much for the skill of the mediaeval craftsman that he should have been a...

In early mediaeval times it is probable that bell-founding was largely the work of the monastic orders. It was regarded rather as a fine art than a trade, and ecclesiastics seem...

The origin of the bell as an instrument of music is, one may almost say, lost in antiquity. Its use is, moreover, widely spread over the whole world. But I do not propose to enl...

One of the chief uses made of church bells in modern times is not strictly a religious use, though it is more or less associated with the Church’s seasons, particularly with Sun...