The petitioners sought to replace the bell frame in the tower of the Grade I listed church, re-hang the existing ring of eight bells and install two new bells. English Heritage objected to the proposal and asked to appear as judge's witness at the hearing. The chancellor ruled that, as they had formally objected, they could not appear as an impartial judge's witness but rather as a party opponent with a potential liability for costs. English Heritage proposed that the existing nineteenth-century frame be repaired rather than replaced and adapted to accommodate the new bells. The petitioners held that this option was more costly than the replacement of the frame but the chancellor, weighing the figures before him, was not convinced. Accordingly the petition was dismissed and the faculty refused. [WA]