Bell Ropes

Church Bell Ropes from W R Outhwaite & Son, Ropemakers, can be seen in bell towers around the world. They are made individually as described in Production from line quality flax yarns into three strand ropes with all wool sallies. Rope lengths vary from 15 to 90 feet. We also supply tolling ropes, leather muffles, and soft garter sleeves. Yorkshire tails and top end rope waterproofing are available.

Sallies

Sallies may have one, two or three colours - bright red, white, blue, purple, green, gold, green, black, wine red or a combination of these colours. Two colour sallies have one colour which predominates in a ratio of 2:1. Sallies are trimmed to a standard 2" diameter. However some towers may prefer a smaller diameter and this should be clearly indicated when ordering. We will gladly supply samples of the yarn used in sallies for colour matching

Tails

Tail ends: These should be approx 1.5 x diam of wheel plus an allowance for tuck-back (a minimum of 2’ for bells up to 15cwt and at least 3’ for heavier bells), eg. for a 72” diameter wheel the tail end length is 1.5 x 72” =108” + 24” = 132” or 11 feet.  Standard tail lengths (10’6” for bells up to 15cwt and 11’6” for heavier bells) will be supplied unless otherwise requested.

Top Ropes

Top Ropes are available in flax or pre-stretched polyester in a variety of diameters.