Bell Ringing at South Hackney, Greater London 

The fifth and final tower of the Bucks and Berks and Surrey Young Ringers outing to the Hackney area.
St John of Jerusalem Church South Hackney has a ring of eight bells all cast but except the two in 1848 by Charles and George Mears. The two I presume was recast in 1907 by Mears and Stainbank. The bells form a deep, loud, and clunky peal of eight which are a little deafening in the ringing chamber. That said, the ringing chamber is so massive you could have 100 people up there.
The bells are a little difficult to handle, especially for their weight and the surroundings they are in. They are quite oddstruck, making excellent ringing difficult to achieve. That said, the band we had produced a good effort on the bells. Here you will see Luke have a go raising the tenor with Phil supporting him, then a touch of Plain Bob Triples conducted by Peter Jasper, and then followed by the miss and catch on the lower, where you see me help Fraser chime the tenor! We chimed it on the miss and catch a tad earlier, but I gave it an extra check after! Enjoy!