St John's Cathedral

About this audio guide

This guide to Saint John's Cathedral in Brisbane follows the small band of volunteers who climb a hundred and five stairs every Monday night to ring the cathedral's twelve bells, a team pursuit built on timing and trust as much as faith. You will meet the tower captain, a third-generation ringer, and a recent arrival from Ireland who joined mostly for the company. It traces how those bells, first cast in eighteen seventy-six, waited more than a century to be properly rung. A good spot to listen is the footpath outside before the Sunday morning service.