The first thing we notice of the Seage's Silent Ringing Apparatus are Repeater Bells mounted high up on the walls in the Ringing Room. When I saw these I asked what they were for; one of our ringers has had contact with the tower since 1987 and he told me that these were for ringing during the Second World War. In war time all ringing was stopped unless Silent Ringing Apparatus could be used; ringing of bells would be used as a means of sounding the Invasion Alarm, if practice was continued Seage's was put into use. The Repeater Bells are about 20 feet up and quite hard to see due to bad light and location, they are also difficult to maintain up there.
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| Repeater in as removed condition |
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| Mechanism as removed |
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| A few years of dust accumulation |
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The Bell is mounted on a casting in the shape of a Y. All the castings have some degree of corrosion but it is largely superficial. Another casting forms the Trigger, the rest of the parts are brass or spring steel.
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