MONDAY MAILTIME: The Bell That Rang Itself & The Lighthouse That Won’t Stay Dark

Two listeners. Two encounters with something that refused to abandon its post.On a quiet practice night in a 15th-century Cornish tower, Elowen and two fellow ringers sit with their tea. Every rope tied off, every bell hanging dead still and unable to sound. Then the tenor, cast in 1683, rings one enormous stroke. From the sealed chamber above come slow, del…