Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
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Either the world has gone mad or someone has undue or suspect influence on DDC.
I bet the person who complained is a new resident as 85% of the population wanted them kept but out of the remaining 15% I suspect the majority were not worried either way.
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Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#2
1 complaint a very sad person indeed. sad but true.
Button
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,109
#3
I really miss Lord Denning.
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
#4
rather strange if they acted one complaint
if parties in houses take place they ask for and dont take action until 3 people complain
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Weird Granny Slater
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 3,095
#5
Turning into a right old ding-dong:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/localnews/2651048-Dover/0
'Thousands sign petition to save church's night-time chimes
A petition to save the night-time chimes of a church bell, which has been silenced for the first time since 1779 following a single complaint from a local resident, has gathered 4,000 signatures.
St Peter's Church in Sandwich chimes every 15 minutes but Dover District Council served a night-time noise abatement order.
Carole George, who is leading the Save the Chimes campaign, said there was clearly "widespread concern about the ability of one person to go against the wishes of the majority".
The bells are currently silenced between 23:00 and 07:00 GMT.'
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#6
I just hope they turn the volume up if they reinstate the chimes.
Button- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,109
#7
See Miller v Jackson (1977).
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Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,397
#8
Button wrote:See Miller v Jackson (1977).
With the much missed Lord Denning, as ever, speaking more sense than most.
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Guest 1033- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
- Posts: 509
#9
Shutting the noise up makes sense to me. I was under the impression that church bells were rung to call the sheep to worship, not to disturb people all night. I'm sure that if it was a pub, or a Mosque it would be shut up sharpish.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#10
Barrie, church bells were also a way of letting the poor of the parish who could not afford a clock know what the time was.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
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Jan Higgins wrote:Barrie, church bells were also a way of letting the poor of the parish who could not afford a clock know what the time was.
I didn't know that, like Barrie I thought it was to call the faithful to prayer, I do like the sound of the bells of St Mary's on a Sunday morning.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
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I was using what I hope was logic otherwise the bells would only ring at service times and not need to ring all day and night on the quarter.
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Paul M- Registered: 1 Feb 2016
- Posts: 393
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But the poor of today tend to have smart phones which have a clock to tell them the time!
I can't believe the locals are not singing from the roof tops at the news that they can finally get a decent night sleep.
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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#14
The clock has rung for over 200 years, it was a curfew to let everyone know that it was time to turn your animals out, this is living history.I grew up in Sandwich and the history of the Town means so much.
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Button- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,109
#15
I have a cat that wishes to go in and out on a 15-minute basis!
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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- Posts: 62,352
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Button- Location: Dover
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I recall that in my village a wall was built within the bell chamber to direct the sound through just one of the apertures, away from housing.
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Guest 1033- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
- Posts: 509
#18
Thanks Jan, I never knew that. Although why anyone would need to know the time every fifteen minutes throughout the night escapes me.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Barrie Nicoll wrote:Thanks Jan, I never knew that. Although why anyone would need to know the time every fifteen minutes throughout the night escapes me.
You are obviously not a hard-boiled egg liking insomniac.
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Guest 1033- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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Captain, you have really impressed me with that comment. Its like you know me !