ELIZABETH QUAY to MATILDA BAY WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Start your journey at one of the largest musical instruments on Earth, Perth’s iconic Bell Tower.
Encompassing 18 bells in total, the tower is home to 12 ancient bells – paid for in the early 1700s by the then Prince of Wales, later King George II – from St Martinin-the-Fields, which is in Trafalgar Square in London.
Over time the heavy movement of this large set of bells caused the small bell tower in England to sway, causing damage. So in 1987, it was decided they would be melted down and recast into new ones. However, bell ringers in Australia made a deal, saving the old).
