Climbing around to the other side of the carriage, we can look down and see the three ways of ringing the bell. On the far side is the clock striker we just looked at. To the left is a round cast iron ball on the end of a curved lever. This is what strikes the bell when it is tolled (remember the small rope we passed when we first entered the steeple?). The large diameter wooden wheel has the pealing rope attached to it (the one that hangs from the ceiling in the Foyer). The clapper hanging in the center of the bell strikes it when the entire bell is swung. Pealing the bell has a different sound because it is moving when ringing and the mouth of the bell is facing outwards over the carriage when struck. It is heard for greater distances as a result. The engineer in me can’t help this so hold on – if the clock only rings from 6AM to Midnight, that’s 141 times a day – 365 days a year is 51,465 – 137 years is over 7 million times that this bell has sounded the hour since the clock was installed. Then there is the tolling and pealing …