Belfry Pull Wire Run

Up in the Belfry; the 'room' where the Bells are mounted just under the Tower roof, rather than the whole tower, the Seage's Silent Ringing Apparatus is made up of the Frame Mounted equipment and a Pull Wire.  Most of the Pull Wire side of the Seage's has been removed, rotted away or been damaged over the years.  The 7th Bell has the most intact equipment left in place.  The Bell Frame was mounted above the original roof of the Church Tower, the tower was extended in the 1890's when the Belfry was installed, being paid for from public subscription.  Seage's Pull Wires and ropes come through the lead covering of the original roof.

Bottom of Support Board

The top end of the Pull Wire connects to the Actuator Arm, described in a previous post, below is a photo of the equipment mounted to the Bell Frame underneath the 7th bell.

Seage's on the 7th

The photo shows the As Found state of the equipment.  There is little or no corrosion of the metal parts here as they have been coated in castor oil which was used to lubricate the plain bearings on the Head Stock for many years.  A strip down and clean is all that is required, followed by a new Stainless Steel Pull Cable fitting.  The function of the Support Board is one of damage prevention, if the Pull Wire were to be kicked or caught during routine maintenance of the bells the Timing of the Repeater Bell would be thrown out.