Pictures of the Bells

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	The bell chamber showing the wheels of the eight bells in the frame.
	The bells are supported on a frame of heavy wooden beams.
	The bearings supporting the bells are relatively young having been replaced in the 1950's.
	The clapper of the tenor bell has worn deep pits into the sound bow of the bell.
	The bells of St Laurence are held in place by traditional iron straps through the canon .
	The wheels and stays control the rotation of the bells.
	A small team of ringers dismantle the fittings from the bell frame.
	Whites of Appleton help the ringers remove the bells from the tower.
	The bells leave St Laurence on their way to the foundry.

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