A woman has taken to Facebook to share her confusion over why church bells were "going off" at 4am.
The bells at St Barnabas church in Bromborough have struck on the hour since 1887 and the familiar noise is a constant feature of life in the town. Since 928 the same site, founded by an Anglo-Saxon king, has always been home to a church.
However, the woman has hit out at church and the time it rings its bell. Posting a local Wirral Facebook group she asked: "why are the church bells going off at 4am". The post has since racked up more than 25 comments.
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The bell ringers of the church responded to the post and explained the history of the craft. They said: "They have struck the hour every hour since 1887. Up until around 1993 they also struck every quarter an hour as well. It is amazing how many people say that they find it a comfort when they hear the bells throughout the night knowing that the church is there."
Many locals came out in support of the bell ringers, one person said: "Surely living near a church you'd know the bells ring every hour on the hour every hour for centuries. I personally find comfort within it, but then again I'm up at 3am every morning anyway."
Another person said: "They go every hour that's the joy of living by a church." One person added: "I've just rang my mate Quasimodo to see what's going on."
One person even came up with a handy solution so the neighbour does not get woken up by the bells prematurely. They said: "I've got a clever life hack for that. I set my alarm for 4.50am. That means when they hit 5, they don't wake me up. It's even better because at very worse I'm only ever woken by just 4 chimes."
