Lloyd’s of London has the Lutine Bell, which tolled to mark tragedy at sea. Big Ben holds sway in the tower of the Palace of Westminster. The Great Bell of Dhammazedi, the biggest ever at 292 imperial tons, lies sunk and lost in the mud of the Yangon River.

The beautiful brass bell that DM Hall, one of Scotland’s leading firms of Chartered Surveyors, has just gifted to Bearsden and Milngavie’s Douglas Park Golf Club does not really start to compete in such company – but it has a very current and meaningful significance to both parties.

The nationally-operating firm, which has 24 branches throughout Scotland, is celebrating its 125^th anniversary this year, and has had a long and fruitful relationship with the popular club – which also has its 125^th in 2022.

To mark the joint celebration, DM Hall specially commissioned for the sixth hole at the club a handsome seven-inch diameter bell and an accompanying brass plaque which reads:

To celebrate joint 125^th anniversaries, and the enduring partnership between Douglas Park Golf Club and DM Hall Chartered Surveyors, the firm has gifted this bell to club members for the 6^thhole.

Strategically positioned, the DM Hall Bell was rung for the first time by Alan Gordon, Senior Partner at the firm, and Iain Brodie, Gentlemen’s Vice-Captain, and a member at the club for more than 50 years.

Alan Gordon said: “DM Hall has had a mutually beneficial association with Douglas Park, having been involved in running Pro-Am tournaments there over some 32 years, attracting high-profile professionals.

“The par 69 course is a fascinating mixture of tricky woodland and rolling parkland and has given players 125 years of challenging sport since it opened under the captaincy of William Lyon in October 1897.

“We wanted to do something different and lasting to mark our joint celebrations and we think the bell will symbolise an enduring quality which is shared by both the firm and the club.”

Iain Brodie said: “This has been a splendid gesture by DM Hall which encapsulates the long-term relationship between the firm and the club. It is remarkable that, when Mr Will Gibson of Bearsden proposed forming club in 1897, only 11 neighbours turned up. Now it is one of the most popular clubs in Scotland.”

Douglas Park is situated next to Hillfoot Station, near Milngavie and its imposing clubhouse looks out over the first and 18^th towards the Campsie Fells. DM Hall has 240 staff, a long and distinguished history and full range of property and specialist services.