tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881811987987045711.post7879459461689687502..comments2024-03-17T11:43:58.606+00:00Comments on Once I Was A Clever Boy: The church of St Laurence LudlowOnce I Was A Clever Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01367322665145704342noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881811987987045711.post-28220153416058758492012-08-14T23:13:36.299+01:002012-08-14T23:13:36.299+01:00One of the most interesting features of this churc...One of the most interesting features of this church is the carillion which is played from the tower bells 4 times a day - a different tune for each day of the week. It's referred to in 'A Shropshire Lad'.<br /><br />Apparently this was started in the early 17th century.<br /><br />I wonder if, pre-reformation, the tower had played the Salve Regina four times a day, or something of that kind, and the carillion was an attempt to replace it with tunes more suitable to the age?<br /><br />Just found a link here to the tunes ...<br /><br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/shropshire/hi/people_and_places/religion_and_ethics/newsid_8364000/8364980.stmdavidforsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603145004197815827noreply@blogger.com