>>25588766
This is how church bells are rung in Italy. No wheel so no control. Awful racekt.
Elsewhere, the clappers are tied to a string and do not freely move under their own weight. Defeats the purpose of having a bell, they may as well get rid of the sodding thing and replace it any old piece of metal that can be tuned for the same note.
As is the case for many things, England has blended and refined the two approaches and got the best of both worlds with none of the downsides. Not atypical for the C of E.