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St Mary-Le-Bow on Cheapside in the City of London

Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary-Le-Bow on Cheapside in the City of London.

Bells on Sunday comes from St Mary-Le-Bow on Cheapside in the City of London. This weekend marks the 100th anniversary of the first broadcast of the sound of the Bow Bells by the 蜜芽传媒. A recording of those bells was used by the 蜜芽传媒鈥檚 World Service broadcast during the Second World War as a symbol of hope to the people of Europe. The current bells were cast by Mears and Stainbank of Whitechapel in 1956 replacing a set lost in the War. The Tenor bell weighs forty one and three-quarter hundredweight and is tuned to the note of C. We hear them ringing Stedman Cinques.

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Sun 16 Nov 2025 05:43
蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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