The Church of St. Mary the Virgin was built in the 15th and 16th centuries, but is well known for the absence of a tower or spire to house the bells. Work had begun on a tower in 1525, but Cardinal Wolsey's fall from grace in 1530 brought construction to a halt and the following year a temporary wooden bell cage had to be erected in the churchyard for the bells. However, this temporary structure still exists some 500 years or so later, although not in its original position. It was moved from the south to the north side of the church in the seventeenth century because the then occupant of Old Hall objected to the noise of the bells. The bells are exceptional in that they are not rung from below by ropes attached to wheels, as is usual in change ringing, but the headstock is manipulated by hand by ringers standing right beside the bells.
The bells themselves are believed to be the heaviest five that are rung in England today, with a weight of 4¼ tons.
Solve the 6 John Constable paintings in the ‘Gallery/Images’ section by working out the year in which they were painted, then use the last number of the year to put into the equation: N 051 58.ABC E 001 00.DEF
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