There's usually two different things going on in UK bell towers - bell ringing which involves ringing the bells full-circle using the internal clappers, and clo

There's usually two different things going on in UK bell towers - bell ringing which involves ringing the bells full-circle using the internal clappers, and clock chiming which uses external hammers driven my the clock. The clock chiming is much quieter than change ringing. Ours only chimes on the hour but it's going 24/7 and is very close to the surrounding houses (~40m) some of which are uphill and directly in line with the bells. I had to go in today to fettle it as it wasn't chiming and someone had posted on the village FB group that they were missing it. That's a fairly regular occurrence, most people people like hearing them, even through the night. Any complaints we get are when the clock stops. It is possible to modify clocks to stop them chiming overnight, although ours is still in its entirely mechanical 1883 form, including me having to wind it every week.