An iconic sound

Bells can be found ringing out from towers across the world, but when rung in the English change-ringing style they are the voice of the Church – heard by a sonic parish of people and an iconic sound.

What is bellringing?

What four-hundred-year-old musical tradition can you hear from almost any corner of the British Isles? Change ringing – a unique art practised by thousands of people every week.

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