Chimes

Arlington Street Church Chime – 16 bells, Henry Hooper & Co., Boston, Massachusetts

Carswell Memorial Chime – St. Georges’ Anglican Church, Oshawa, Ontario

Cornell Chimes – Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Kenyon College Pealers – (Gambier Chimes) Church of the Holy Spirit, Gambier, Ohio

Minneapolis City Hall – 15 bell Meneely Bell Co. Chime

Tower Clocks

Maintaining Historic Tower Clocks – by William R. Kennedy

Weight Lines, Snatchblocks & Flight Paths – a primer on weight powered clocks

“The Tower Clock” – video by Sean Clauson, with Donn Haven Lathrop, 2011

Videos & Slide Shows Online

Channing Memorial – Chime being removed by crane from tower for restoration

Christ Church Anglican – Petrolia, Ontario; 11 Bell Meneely & Co., 1909

Christ Church Anglican – Christmas Greetings on the Chime December 2008

Cornell Chimes – The Muppet Show Theme on YouTube

Kerrytown Chime – Kerrytown Market, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Suonata a tastiera – Desio – Eight bell chime (Italy?) played with gusto!

News Articles

Cornell Chimes – Recital of 22 Chimes Compositions by Richard Lee June 14, 2006

Minneapolis City Hall – News articles from 1896 about the new 10 Bell Chime

Minneapolis City Hall– Spring 2005 News from City Hall Carillon Committee

“In Newton, A Chance To Chime In” – August 9, 2007 article in The Boston Globe

Poetry

“St. George’s Chimes” – by John K Zimmerman about St. George’s, Oshawa, Ontario

Bell Organizations & Lists of Chimes

Tower Bells Website – an excellent resource for details of chimes & bell instrument locations

The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America

Tower Bell Chimers – ALLCHIMES Website, hosted by Joe Connor

Technical Stuff

The Verdin Co. – Bell & Chime Restoration, Cincinnati, Ohio

Meeks, Watson & Co. – Bell Foundry & Chime Restoration in Georgetown, Ohio

John Taylor & Co. – The Longborough Bell Foundry, United Kingdom

Top Rung Tower Chime – restorers and renovators of Deagan Tubular Bell Chimes

The Sound of Bells – exploring principles of bell tuning & analyzing their sounds