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a barge. On the Thames.With bells.


"The Queen's jubilee flotilla is to be led by an incredible belfry barge carrying eight enormous church bells which will peel out across London as the procession makes its way up the Thames.


Pushed along by a tug at about 6mph, the amazing vessel will herald the start of the Pageant, leading the flotilla as it makes its way from Battersea Bridge to Tower Bridge.


Followed immediately behind by the Queen's barge Gloriana it will lead 1,000 boats down river with its bells ringing and churches along the route sounding their bells in reply."




http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2140385/Give-ER-bell-The-belfry-barge-making-Royal-Jubilee-ding-dong-Thames.html?ito=feeds-newsxml


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We get to say 'Belfry Barge' as in "Have you seen the size of the bells on that Belfry Barge?"


...and/or discuss the current Belfry Barge and compare it with past Belfry Barges before learning that it is in fact a mere Herald Barge supposedly doing the job of a belfry and being thus known (informally) as a Belfry Barge...


...which will lead to wiki-ing it all out of sheer enthusiasm and excitement and discovering to votre horreur that- The word belfry comes from Old French berfrei which is derived from Germanic *bergan "to protect" and *frithuz "peace"; that is, it was originally a watch tower providing protection against hostile incursions. -and shaking our heads at the futility of it all and the laziness of Daily Mail sub-editors.

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