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Plain Bob Doubles at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. (17/01/2026)

8 Bells - 24-0-12 in D- (586.0 Hz) https://dove.cccbr.org.uk/tower/12270 https://www.hcacr.org/tower-12270 The first of four towers on my outing to the Bishop's Stortford area. Here's an extremely good touch of Bob Doubles on the back six of this fantastic 24 cwt octave. Despite sounding excellent and going extremely well, this fine tenor (along with the seventh), is very rarely rung these days, as the local band has created a narrative that these bells are 'too heavy and difficult to ring', so all their practice nights and service ringing are spent ringing 1-6, which, to me, is like nails on a chalk board. With the exception of the third, the bells here are the work of John Taylor & Co. Bells 4-7 were cast in 1870, with the treble & second being cast a year later in 1871, although funnily enough, the second is inscribed 1872. This was purely by mistake from the person doing the inscription. The third is the oldest bell in the tower, cast by Thomas Lester of Whitechapel, in 1749 and is the only remaining bell of whatever was in the tower, before the present day octave. Lastly, the fine tenor was recast by Taylor's in 1964 and fits in perfectly with its 19th century counterparts.