{"id":1678,"date":"2014-12-03T16:12:48","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T16:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uglystudios.com\/wordpress\/?p=1678"},"modified":"2014-12-03T16:19:23","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T16:19:23","slug":"i-can-hear-the-bells-the-south-creake-bells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uglystudios.com\/wordpress\/?p=1678","title":{"rendered":"I can hear the bells…. The South Creake bells!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend, the bells of St Mary’s Church, South Creake, will ring for the first time in\u00a0over five decades!<\/p>\n

On\u00a0Sunday 7th December 2014, St Mary’s is holding a combined service of Blessing of the Bells and Benefice Confirmation at 2.30pm, led by the Bishop of Lynn, The Right Rev’d Jonathan Meyrick to celebrate the successful completion of their bell restoration project.<\/p>\n

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St Mary’s Church, South Creake \u00a9 Allan Barton<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Earlier this year, St Mary’s was awarded a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, supplemented by their own fundraising and generous local donations, and meant that the Parochial Church Council (PCC) were\u00a0able to\u00a0carry out extensive restoration work as well as\u00a0install an Ellacombe Chiming Apparatus, which will allow one person to ring all 5 bells at once from ground level.<\/p>\n

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The Bells of St Mary’s, South Creake<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

As part of the project, St Mary’s worked\u00a0with Ugly Studios to create an interpretation board on the history of the bells and how they will now be rung, as well as an informational leaflet that visitors can take away with them.<\/p>\n

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Artwork by Ugly Studios<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Ever since the 14th century, from which the present tower dates, there have been bells to call villagers to worship at St Mary’s Church. The\u00a0original bells were melted down in 1826 and recast to make the current set, but shortly\u00a0before WWII the bells\u00a0were found to have fallen into disrepair. Though were chimed singly on occasion, the bells were\u00a0no longer heard as a full ring.<\/p>\n

Repair work was done by The Whitechapel Bell Foundry<\/a>, and more information on the church, the bell restoration\u00a0and this weekend’s service\u00a0can be found on the\u00a0church\u00a0website,\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to everyone who chimed<\/strong>\u00a0in with the project! (Ba-Dum-Tss!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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