The Great Bell
The Fable of Guymer and the Bell of Burgh le Marsh
Long, long ago, in the town of Burgh le Marsh, the beastly locals made their living from ‘wrecking’ – a wicked trick to confuse a struggling or lost ship amidst perilous and stormy weathers. A safety beacon would be lit on the rocky shores, hoping the captain would mistake it for safety and run aground, leaving the cargo ripe for looting the next day.
In 1629, Scotland’s famous Mary Rose, filled with precious fabrics, encountered a terrible storm nearby. The locals, evil as they were, saw this opportunity and prepared to light the beacon. However, on this fateful night, an elderly church warden named Guymer, fearing for the sailors’ lives, begged them to stop, but his cries fell on deaf ears.
Sure enough, the captain of the Mary Rose saw the light and commanded the ship’s hands to steer the ship towards the beacon, thinking it was safety.
Guymer had fight in him yet, having seen the ship turn, he ran to his church and began to ring the great bell, with every ounce of strength left in his bones.
As the ship drew near, the captain heard the bells, veering the ship to safety, narrowly avoiding utter devastation.
The very next day, Guymer was found with his tired hands still tightly wrapped around the church bell rope; but alas, he had utterly exhausted his weary body and had passed into the afterlife, giving his all to rescue those sailors.
Many years later, the captain returned to the church to have a silk rope installed for the church’s bell in honour of Guymer the church warden.
Coffee Lot Details
Lot Linda Vista comes from two farms in the Las Manos community of Dipilto, Nueva Segovia: Finca Santa Isabel and Finca Mirjam. Santa Isabel has been in the same family for more than seventy years, while Mirjam is a newer project led by an experienced producer who also co-owns the dry mill Cafetos de Segovia.
Both farms grow a mix of Caturra, Catuai, Parainema and Catimore under the shade of native trees, plantains and fruit species. At Santa Isabel, coffee is shade-grown alongside a conserved 15-hectare forest, reflecting a commitment to biodiversity.
Ripe cherries are hand-sorted, floated and fermented before being washed and sent for milling. At Mirjam, cherries are processed at the nearby Bethania mill, where washed, honey, natural and experimental anaerobic methods are used, with careful attention to water conservation and environmental impact. After processing, all coffee is transferred to Cafetos de Segovia for final preparation and export.
The result is a coffee rooted in heritage and innovation, produced with care for both the land and the community that depends on it.
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