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Radio 4,24 May 2026,2 mins

The church of St Michael Cornhill in the City of London

Bells on Sunday

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Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St Michael Cornhill in the City of London. Built over the 1st century Roman Basilica, there has been a church on this site since the Norman conquest. In 1666 the church, except for the tower, was destroyed in the Great Fire of London and rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren. The old tower was replaced in 1722 and held twelve bells. In 2011 a new peal of twelve bells was cast by the John Taylor foundry of Loughborough. The tenor weighs thirty two and a quarter hundredweight and is tuned to the note of D flat. We now hear them ringing Stedman Cinques.

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