The Hour Chime at Nottingham City Council House, including the hour strike on Little John.

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  • Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
  • The bells in the Great Dome of the Council House in Market Square, Nottingham, United Kingdom, strike 10am. They strike the Westminster quarters, with the 4th Quarter Jack weighing just over 3 tons, before finally tolling the hour on the great bell, Little John, which weighs 10 tons, 7 cwt, and 27 lbs. Little John is named after the character in the tales of Robin Hood which is associated with the county of Nottinghamshire.
    The bells were cast in 1928 by John Taylor & Co, Loughborough, on completion of the new Council House building. They have been tolling ever since. These were the deepest toned clock chime in Great Britain until the connecting of Great Peter to the clock at York Minster in 2000. Great Peter is about 9 cwt heavier and hence there is literally a matter of a couple of hertz in it!
    These bells are really superb, and sound absolutely fantastic both close up and outside. Apologies for the poor sound recording, they are quite deafening up close. It is a pity that these never formed the base bells for a Carillon (there is certainly space up there), or were ever hung for swing chiming. Better still, hung for English Full Circle Ringing!

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  • @keithwenger8532
    @keithwenger8532 Рік тому +11

    These bells are wonderful!!! They are in a great place...Mom was from Nottingham ...when I play The Bells thru my TV and external speakers ...close my eyes and I'm there !!! Wish it was that easy !!!

  • @up0the0ions
    @up0the0ions 3 роки тому +45

    I can hear this bell from my home in mapperley, 3 miles away clear as day.

    • @thehoneyeffect
      @thehoneyeffect 2 роки тому +7

      I can hear it in Bestwood at night... 3.4 miles away

    • @NickGeronsin19
      @NickGeronsin19 4 місяці тому +1

      The big bell 0:50

    • @kyletheringer
      @kyletheringer Місяць тому

      @@thehoneyeffect u can actually hear the bells for 7 miles away

  • @onyx8231
    @onyx8231 Рік тому +5

    Being THAT CLOSE to a bell that loud I'm sure tickles the skin of every person in that room.

    • @NoobyChris
      @NoobyChris 8 місяців тому

      (ears bleeding) WHAT?!

  • @Lejjend832
    @Lejjend832 6 років тому +10

    Is it just me, or do I fell like falling asleep when the quarter bells chime.

  • @DENPTrains
    @DENPTrains 8 років тому +18

    My dad works near there, can see the view perfectly of the clock, fantastic at night!

  • @carwashslayer4235
    @carwashslayer4235 Рік тому +16

    0:25 love this sound

  • @johnd6487
    @johnd6487 3 роки тому +11

    Often hear that just as I’m walking past the Robin Hood statue outside the castle.. which is unfortunate, because it means I’m late for work

  • @Lilmisscostumedrama
    @Lilmisscostumedrama 4 роки тому +5

    I forgot about these bells!!!!! Notts council house was actually quite pretty and those two lions made it look awesome!

    • @dennyleung111
      @dennyleung111 3 роки тому +1

      They sound perfectly toned.

    • @lordbelvoir2543
      @lordbelvoir2543 3 роки тому +2

      Notts Council House(County Hall) is across the river... This is Nottm Council house... If ya born n bred Nottm you'd know mi duck😉

  • @notjake9549
    @notjake9549 4 роки тому +17

    When big ben is down for repairs, little john backs him up.

    • @daffyducklovestowooohoo4255
      @daffyducklovestowooohoo4255 4 роки тому +3

      Coolboyjake27 lol he’s louder is that next to him

    • @etienne_roblox7723
      @etienne_roblox7723 3 роки тому +3

      Yeah. :)

    • @carwashslayer4235
      @carwashslayer4235 8 місяців тому +1

      I love that comment and honestly if he knows whats good he will keep going while London is getting repaired. This is amazing

  • @ashleyfortey6288
    @ashleyfortey6288 Рік тому +2

    That fourth qtr jack would make a lovely tenor bell of a ringing peal!

  • @SJSproductions
    @SJSproductions 4 роки тому +32

    0:25 All through this hour Lord be my guide that by thy power no foot shall slide
    BOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNGGGGG

  • @legostarwarsheadquarters3708
    @legostarwarsheadquarters3708 7 років тому +17

    Big Ben is the 13 and a half ton bell brought into london by 16 horses in the 18 hundreds. The bell was cast in 1834. The bell in this video is called Little John. It may look like big ben but the bell is a bit smaller and the hammer make a different sound to it when struck. 🔔

  • @theboywhodroveaway7954
    @theboywhodroveaway7954 3 роки тому +8

    I really love the Cambridge Quaters!

  • @haslinabdulhamid5787
    @haslinabdulhamid5787 4 роки тому +12

    This place is so awesome 😎 that I feel like going there,the amount of the quarter 🔔 and the large 🔔 equals like a1000000000000000000000 tons with a good chime

    • @Idl3MeRcY
      @Idl3MeRcY 3 роки тому +2

      Nottinghams not that cool, ive lived there all my life, the city centre is the best thing about it the rest is not

    • @etienne_roblox7723
      @etienne_roblox7723 3 роки тому +1

      Big ben and little john are same but different chime:)

  • @matkolasa5599
    @matkolasa5599 8 років тому +3

    super! I want to tour little John, Nottingham city council cmon guys let me have a look round please 👍

  • @BlackwidowNightmare-Wolf9644
    @BlackwidowNightmare-Wolf9644 4 роки тому +5

    Holy crap thats loud, im surprised that the vibration didn't shatter any windows.

    • @fonfon3965
      @fonfon3965 2 місяці тому +1

      Concil house bell chume like bigben

  • @RingerJamie
    @RingerJamie 4 роки тому +15

    Beautiful Chimes start at 00:25 - 00:26

    • @halpmeamcringe1538
      @halpmeamcringe1538 4 роки тому +3

      And the *b i g b o y* chimes start at 00:50 - 01:40

    • @atlantis0v-104
      @atlantis0v-104 2 роки тому +1

      It's big ben because it's the largest clock bell in the world

    • @drifton6147
      @drifton6147 2 роки тому

      It's the bell in Nottingham

    • @kyletheringer
      @kyletheringer 2 роки тому +1

      @@atlantis0v-104 no this is little john Nottingham big ben is elizabeth tower in London

    • @josiahdungay8306
      @josiahdungay8306 Рік тому

      Big Ben chime

  • @davidnissim589
    @davidnissim589 4 роки тому +8

    Big Ben, Little John, and Great Paul.

    • @davidnissim589
      @davidnissim589 3 роки тому +2

      @Darren Tai The bourdon bell at St. Paul's Cathedral in London

  • @Idl3MeRcY
    @Idl3MeRcY 3 роки тому +12

    Bro i live in nottingham ive heard that bell ring a billion times and yet ive never thaught to look up whats inside

  • @miguelperalta2596
    @miguelperalta2596 4 роки тому +56

    0:50 RIP HEADPHONE USERS 🎧

    • @JM-yx1lm
      @JM-yx1lm 4 роки тому +2

      Pussy. Don't tell me you didn't know there was about to be loud bell ringing.

    • @impulse1021
      @impulse1021 3 роки тому

      Not really

    • @gh0sts888
      @gh0sts888 3 роки тому

      Like ya cut g

    • @someboi7308
      @someboi7308 3 роки тому +1

      im a headphone user and i know to turn down my volume god dammit

    • @LoreEASalarms
      @LoreEASalarms 3 роки тому +1

      i was using headphones and i didn't go death

  • @TheTayaNewsInc
    @TheTayaNewsInc 6 років тому +2

    It's true. Those bells are pretty loud but pretty musical.

  • @robinhoodproductionsltd.1633
    @robinhoodproductionsltd.1633 6 років тому +19

    0:51
    Wow, Little John hits so loud... Hope the bear (as Phil Harris) doesn't recognize this...

  • @PandaHiveGaming
    @PandaHiveGaming 3 роки тому +11

    Lol love how this gets reccomend to me when it was realesed 10 years ago and the clock struck at 10 am lol

  • @danbytp
    @danbytp 5 років тому +1

    Drunk Monday morning after a weekend bender hearing this to wife:Boy was I hammered!

  • @SJSproductions
    @SJSproductions 4 роки тому +6

    Ok so this is interesting this video was published in 2010 and the clock striked ten

  • @allanegleston4931
    @allanegleston4931 2 роки тому +2

    All through this hour
    Lord, be my guide
    that by thy power
    no foot shall slide. dong . dong. dong.

  • @jenlfpotter3870
    @jenlfpotter3870 4 роки тому +6

    Sounds like the deepest quarter chiming bell needs some oil. It squeaks when the hammer moves down to strike the bell.

  • @orionharmon6017
    @orionharmon6017 4 роки тому +3

    These bells are vibrating 🔔🔔🔔

  • @GreatBritishBells
    @GreatBritishBells 2 роки тому +5

    If you don't mind me asking, how did you get up into the belfry? I would love to know as it would be a pleasure to film inside, thank you! :)

  • @davidnissim589
    @davidnissim589 4 роки тому +25

    Little John is the deepest toned striking bell in the UK.

    • @khandiieamerson1039
      @khandiieamerson1039 3 роки тому +2

      .... Which ones little John?

    • @davidnissim589
      @davidnissim589 3 роки тому +4

      @@khandiieamerson1039 Little John is the hour bell (the big one in the middle). It's named for the character in Robin Hood

    • @youtubeuserdefaulthandle
      @youtubeuserdefaulthandle 3 роки тому

      Not that low as Big Ben but that's just my Point of View

  • @johnduffy5188
    @johnduffy5188 2 роки тому +6

    That's chime does sound like big Ben in London

    • @erikbunty2016
      @erikbunty2016 8 місяців тому +1

      The hour strike for sure. The actual chime here is in E flat major, where BB's is in F-major.

  • @RingerJamie
    @RingerJamie 4 роки тому +5

    WOW THAT 4th IS AMAZING! 00:28

    • @darrent6814
      @darrent6814 3 роки тому +2

      Also I like that chime at 00:27

  • @Josh-rl8lu
    @Josh-rl8lu 2 роки тому +7

    Beautiful bells. Sound very nice

    • @ag6371
      @ag6371 Рік тому

      The hour bell never even cracked at all

    • @L-CAR9
      @L-CAR9 Рік тому

      ​@@ag6371 Maybe the metal layer of Little john is much thicker than big ben

  • @ag6371
    @ag6371 Рік тому +2

    The clock mechanism is on top of the belfry/rotunda unlike Big Ben where it’s under the bells

  • @georgemoorcroft5687
    @georgemoorcroft5687 5 років тому +68

    The big bell is called little John but big john

    • @marvelpascal6994
      @marvelpascal6994 4 роки тому +9

      Big Ben and Little John could once be brothers

    • @Blurain727
      @Blurain727 4 роки тому +4

      Well he's not little.

    • @rohy4748
      @rohy4748 2 роки тому +1

      @@marvelpascal6994 nn

    • @scooby1992
      @scooby1992 2 роки тому

      @@Blurain727 Ive seen the hour bell at Lincoln Cathedral , it is called Big Tom and is smaller than Little John . I would love to go up into the dome of the Council House , but I dont think they do tours anymore .

    • @melodybueno6101
      @melodybueno6101 2 роки тому

      @@Blurain727 the

  • @Qwerty2_6649
    @Qwerty2_6649 4 роки тому +12

    0:35
    Who do the bells toll for...?
    0:50 - they Toll for *T h e e*

  • @baileydavis1616
    @baileydavis1616 2 роки тому +2

    The Chimes sound like the big Ben

  • @southgeorgiarepublic
    @southgeorgiarepublic 3 роки тому +1

    Omfg I live in Nottingham and I have heard that sound 13 times now I just block my ears when I hear it

    • @scooby1992
      @scooby1992 2 роки тому

      Try standing in the arcade where some shops and a cafe are underneath the dome and it sounds quite loud .

  • @neilbain8736
    @neilbain8736 8 років тому +2

    Me too. I live ere and we ain't never bin ter see them cos I took the bird on an excellent tours of the Chambers but we wasn't allowed up ter see the bells or the gubbins. C'mon Notts Council, open The Cansil Ahse up. Please!

  • @nickystar600video3
    @nickystar600video3 3 роки тому +3

    I love this clock tower.

  • @Gabrielle_Anwar
    @Gabrielle_Anwar 3 роки тому +3

    making this my ringtone.

  • @PeterRapley-gv5vt
    @PeterRapley-gv5vt 5 місяців тому

    Ooh, we love that sound!

  • @georgemoorcroft5687
    @georgemoorcroft5687 5 років тому +7

    The four bells don’t go till quarter to but the hammer is not like the one Big Ben is

  • @mannbradmusic
    @mannbradmusic 14 років тому +24

    Hey, despite a bit of distortion on the striking of the hour, it sounds great!

  • @coma3286
    @coma3286 5 років тому +19

    *big ben and his cousin little john*

    • @Geaccw-ps6xm
      @Geaccw-ps6xm 5 років тому +4

      big ben and little jhon can't see each other but they know each other's chime

    • @teresitaescobar3725
      @teresitaescobar3725 4 роки тому

      LSPD STOP WHAT YOUR DOING!! yes big ben is in london

    • @Blurain727
      @Blurain727 4 роки тому +1

      Big ben is undergoing renovations right now. But little John is taking over for now!

    • @daffyducklovestowooohoo4255
      @daffyducklovestowooohoo4255 4 роки тому

      They might be brothers or sister and when they here each other chin sit means they are talking to each other they are like hi bro what ya doin lol

    • @leandrasilvana5271
      @leandrasilvana5271 4 роки тому

      Tá bom

  • @marksmith4235
    @marksmith4235 3 роки тому +1

    Is the striking location ever rotated on the larger bell. There seems to be a worn spot on it.

  • @whenurstomachhurtsbutursti2911
    @whenurstomachhurtsbutursti2911 6 років тому +2

    Reminds me of big ben. But the school across me has the same westminster chime too.

  • @antsarizona29
    @antsarizona29 Рік тому +1

    In the left corner, we have Great Peter, and In the right corner, we have off brand Big Ben

  • @muitoalemdorj3277
    @muitoalemdorj3277 4 роки тому +6

    That is amazing 😊😊

  • @cristinaperez2138
    @cristinaperez2138 7 років тому +10

    This is like the sound of Westminster Elizabeth tower,Big Ben

  • @mrmusiclover8355
    @mrmusiclover8355 4 роки тому +5

    Isn't the sound extremely loud within the clock tower?

  • @대일리-대중교통일상
    @대일리-대중교통일상 8 років тому +21

    Can you record the this clock mechanism?

    • @SparkyP
      @SparkyP 6 років тому +3

      yes pls

  • @JaredRouse8465
    @JaredRouse8465 10 місяців тому +1

    How heavy are the bells in the council house compared to Big Ben?

  • @tmblack321
    @tmblack321 5 років тому +4

    Big ben clock and the other bells are nice to this clock

    • @bexie1992
      @bexie1992 4 роки тому

      This isn't big ben.l, it's little John.

  • @daffyducklovestowooohoo4255
    @daffyducklovestowooohoo4255 4 роки тому +3

    Is that in England

  • @genamasljakov6732
    @genamasljakov6732 2 роки тому +2

    the huge Bell reminds me of great tom

    • @ag6371
      @ag6371 Рік тому

      Tom tower or St Paul’s?

  • @mikeyj.rosenfield9070
    @mikeyj.rosenfield9070 6 років тому +2

    A Beautiful Westminster Chime Clock Tower At 12:00pm

  • @insidedadshead9691
    @insidedadshead9691 4 роки тому +2

    It’s 10 o’clock if anyone is wondering.

  • @vincentgunawardena1277
    @vincentgunawardena1277 9 місяців тому +1

    Little john the big bell rang 10 times which means its 10 o clock.

  • @ItsKenichiChannel_2042.
    @ItsKenichiChannel_2042. 2 роки тому +2

    That big bell is sounded valletta malta bell

  • @Wildlifesupernannyfan
    @Wildlifesupernannyfan 3 роки тому +3

    What time is it?
    Time to ring the bell!!!🔔

  • @sakraangelmainecooncattery1118

    Quarter bells are quet to the big bell

  • @AdrianWilsonBridders1234
    @AdrianWilsonBridders1234 13 років тому +10

    One of the finest clock strikes in the country, Lincoln Cathedral comes in as joint first.

  • @dknight5548
    @dknight5548 3 роки тому +9

    i see people with no hearing protection now that is hardcore.

    • @matthewjeffery6481
      @matthewjeffery6481 3 роки тому +1

      They probably covered their ears when the chimes rang

  • @kate.3499
    @kate.3499 5 років тому +3

    ayyyy Nottingham is my home city I live there now

    • @emvvehicles_8
      @emvvehicles_8 5 років тому +1

      ks_147 consider yourself lucky to live in a city with such history! :)

    • @kate.3499
      @kate.3499 5 років тому

      John Schuster
      (:

    • @noeltudio8118
      @noeltudio8118 2 роки тому

      😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵

  • @darrent6814
    @darrent6814 3 роки тому +2

    0:35 Who does the bells toll for?
    0:39 THEY TOLL FOR THEE

  • @adam15214
    @adam15214 4 роки тому +8

    I can imagine how harsh it is for the ears in person

  • @vreianlla-dova453
    @vreianlla-dova453 Місяць тому +1

    BIG BEN

  • @xreserved8374
    @xreserved8374 5 років тому +5

    Why do I have a feeling in every city the bell that chimes is like From Five Nights At Freddy's?

  • @gachagamerexpensive3565
    @gachagamerexpensive3565 5 років тому +8

    BIG BEN'S BROTHER.

  • @beans6242
    @beans6242 11 років тому +7

    It is sort of like big Big Ben but still very nice :)

    • @dimitar6518
      @dimitar6518 5 років тому +2

      I got the same idea haha

    • @kingofgaming791
      @kingofgaming791 5 років тому +2

      It’s because in the UK we use the same chimes for most of our clocks, they are called the westminster chimes

  • @L3N-fs8yp
    @L3N-fs8yp 8 місяців тому +1

    I really like that clock but I still prefer big Ben’s chimes

  • @hdy8792
    @hdy8792 2 роки тому +1

    YEAH.

  • @Marvin-g3s
    @Marvin-g3s 8 місяців тому +1

    Tower clock start ring at 12:02

  • @momer5039
    @momer5039 4 роки тому +9

    Who kept counting the number of bell strikes ....?!

  • @campanerosdelaltoojaezcara6761
    @campanerosdelaltoojaezcara6761 6 років тому +1

    great !! good channel ! im going to suscribe !

  • @CashNicoAphmauShaun
    @CashNicoAphmauShaun 3 місяці тому

    Big bens old chime back in 1859 after construction! Now bog bens old chime is revealed!

  • @rubinhasa3390
    @rubinhasa3390 7 років тому +10

    0:50 TURN DOWN VOLUMES, HEADPHONE USERS

  • @webmastersachi893
    @webmastersachi893 3 роки тому +1

    Yes

  • @leandrobraynner6690
    @leandrobraynner6690 4 роки тому +4

    Vídeo feito a 10 anos atrás no ano de 2010.
    hoje 28-09-2020 eu assistir quem vai ser o próximo a assistir daqui a 10 anos

  • @cbf1cuckooclocks542
    @cbf1cuckooclocks542 6 років тому +2

    Bring in the nottingham council house memes!

  • @elijahrosado3816
    @elijahrosado3816 7 років тому +1

    Sounds like the bell that plays the "F" note is squeaky for some reason.

  • @pedrochristiano7598
    @pedrochristiano7598 4 роки тому +1

    Well... now we know it is 10am

  • @richardtyson4945
    @richardtyson4945 2 роки тому +1

    I hear the bell s ringing behind my grandmas house

  • @8spliced
    @8spliced 14 років тому +5

    I will get around to editing and uploading my video of these bells! Eventually... lol

  • @theboywhodroveaway7954
    @theboywhodroveaway7954 10 років тому +8

    The nice bells starts at 0:25.

  • @tmblack321
    @tmblack321 5 років тому +3

    The hammers down at the bell

  • @parkavenue1464
    @parkavenue1464 5 років тому +8

    The fourth quarter bell is so QUIET

    • @monikailieva6281
      @monikailieva6281 3 роки тому

      P😜😜😜😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😉🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶😊😶😸😹😺😾👺👹😼😼💘💋💚👌👐🤮🤗

    • @ag6371
      @ag6371 Рік тому

      Hammer is muffled

  • @bananacompayneee4238
    @bananacompayneee4238 5 років тому +23

    When you reach 6 am in five nights at freddys

    • @alexoshhh
      @alexoshhh 4 роки тому +1

      No

    • @alexoshhh
      @alexoshhh 4 роки тому +1

      F off

    • @alexoshhh
      @alexoshhh 4 роки тому +1

      If so its definitely not a bell sound
      Maybe chime rods

  • @lencox1973
    @lencox1973 4 роки тому +1

    Big bell be like: wupBAAAMMMMMMMM

  • @dizman0893
    @dizman0893 4 роки тому +3

    0:51 the hour strike starts

  • @nickystar600video3
    @nickystar600video3 3 роки тому +2

    0:25 Bells: Ringing!

  • @orangememes1826
    @orangememes1826 2 роки тому +3

    You can hear it for miles

  • @marsieness
    @marsieness 4 роки тому +2

    That’s the shift end chime of five nights at puppets

  • @emilianosantos2581
    @emilianosantos2581 4 місяці тому +1

    A creí que era el big ben😂

  • @christianong3703
    @christianong3703 Рік тому +2

    Lovely

  • @ИринаВоронина-м9б
    @ИринаВоронина-м9б 4 роки тому +1

    Idris_the_Dragon how did you manage to climb the bell tower?

  • @SCR1PTDECRYPT
    @SCR1PTDECRYPT 8 років тому +2

    great sound!!!

  • @marcoibarra7230
    @marcoibarra7230 5 років тому +2

    It was 10 am when this happened

  • @heavenlysent77
    @heavenlysent77 4 роки тому +1

    i will go there one day