Bells on Sunday

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Bells on Sunday: Durham Cathedral

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Bells on Sunday comes from Durham Cathedral.

Bells on Sunday comes from Durham Cathedral. Five of the bells date from 1693. The ring of eight was augmented in 1980 to bring the number to ten. The 28 hundredweight tenor is tuned to D. We now hear them ringing ‘Grandsire Caters’.

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