Bell, Horndon on the Hill, Essex
The Bell pub, Horndon on the Hill, Essex sits on top of a hill with excellent views over the Essex marshland, the Thames, Kent and possibly London. It's situated on what is now a minor east - west road. It's been there for a long time.
The inscription on the bell is German Latin quoted by Schiller. It translates as "I call the living, I mourn the dead, I break the lightning.
Compare with the English bell inscription "Lightning and Thunder I split thee asunder".
Bell, Horndon on the Hill, Essex
The Bell pub, Horndon on the Hill, Essex sits on top of a hill with excellent views over the Essex marshland, the Thames, Kent and possibly London. It's situated on what is now a minor east - west road. It's been there for a long time.
The inscription on the bell is German Latin quoted by Schiller. It translates as "I call the living, I mourn the dead, I break the lightning.
Compare with the English bell inscription "Lightning and Thunder I split thee asunder".