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Must have sounded better than gunshots…
December 17, 2011 by TimHughes · Leave a Comment
The “Norwich Gazette” of England had this notice (see below) in their August 23, 1729 newspaper. There must have been a heated rivalry between the bell ringers of Norwich and those of Eye in the county of Suffolk. Too bad YouTube wasn’t around then….would have liked to have seen the video.
Filed under: The 1700's, Unusual, Fun & Bizarre
Tagged: humor, Norwich, Suffolk