Coming around to the hatch we see the clock striker is pulled back ready to sound one o’clock. Knowing how loud that is from this distance, I move a little quicker. Climbing carefully onto the narrow stairs, I slide the hatch cover back into position over my head making sure that it is fully seated. We just beat the clock. What a sound!

I have read that part of the art of casting these bells is to get them to sound a perfectly tuned chord and not just a single note. I can’t imagine how they did it so well. The clock and the bell bring so many metaphors to mind that I don’t know where to begin – so I won’t. I will leave you to imagine them for yourself.