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Great George swinging

Great George was rung on 24th May 2009 to mark the centenary celebrations of the University of Bristol. The nine-and-a-half ton bell is very rarely swung and when it is, it produces a deafening sound.

 

It is normally struck by a mechanical clock hammer on the hour. The photos here show the bell being swung by members of the University of Bristol Society of Change Ringers (UBSCR).

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Uploaded on June 13, 2009
Taken on May 24, 2009