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The sound of church bells ringing on Sunday from around the country

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Bells on Sunday: St Mary’s, Prescot in Merseyside

St Mary’s, Prescot in Merseyside

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Bells on Sunday from St Mary’s, Prescot in Merseyside

Bells on Sunday comes from St. Mary’s, Prescot in Merseyside. The church was built in the 17th  century and the tower dates from 1729. The bells were cast in 1845 with the tenor weighing 13 hundredweight. We hear them ringing, ‘Grandsire Triples’.

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