[wrboyce]

Despite not being religious at all, I have done a bit of bell ringing. In response to (iii), the actual ringing of the bell is fairly easy once you get into the rhythm.

From speaking to the regulars (who wanted me to keep coming back so I'd be prepared and available to ring for the Coronation), I can tell you that a full peal requires at least 5040 changes (swaps, if you will, so instead of ringing 1-2-3-4 you might ring 1-3-2-4) and take a good 3-4 hours to complete!

[julian55]

Yes, I've rung about 20 peals most of them taking over 3 hours. Physically it's not that difficult but it is a mental challenge as you can't let your mind wander otherwise you will go wrong and the whole sequence of 5000+ changes (combinations) will be terminated prematurely.