St James Garlickhythe - Bells

Bells

A new ring of eight bells, which were granted the title The Royal Jubilee Bells, was cast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry on 3 June 2012. They were temporarily installed on a barge and rung on the River Thames during the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant, part of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II, and have since been installed permanently in the tower of the church.

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