<P> Sapcote, Leics, have sliding blocks on a rail with normal stays.
<P>The Hastings stay left another legacy - the Taylor pattern headstock. The problem doesn't become apparent until reaching the front bells on ten and twelve, where the bells themselves are hung out a long way, with have large wheels, and the resulting long thin stays that have to be fitted. At Towcester we have this problem; the stays on the front four, which bear closer resemblance to matchsticks than stays, have been broken numerous times - in fairness it isn't even the fault of the learner/instructor... it only requires one reasonble bump to crack the stay (one missed sally can destroy a stay) - the bells "wobble" when set even on good stays! The Whitechapel pattern (stay on side and offset slider-board) is a much more sensible solution. When we have the time and inclination we will reposition the stays and sliders on the front four. Anyone else found similar problems?
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<P> <B><I>Andrew Aspland <aaspland@y...></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><TT>The runners at Ewerby, Lincs. are also fabricated (Taylors 1896). In the<BR>previous year at Darrington (Yorks) they fitted sliding blocks on a rail<BR>instead.<BR>Andrew<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Michael A Williams [mailto:michael@m...]<BR>Sent: 28 February 2002 14:50<BR>To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR>Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Hastings Stays<BR><BR><BR>On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, George Dawson wrote:<BR><BR>> Talking today at Taylors the view there is that Tugby, Leics may be<BR>earlier. The Vicar there (& Skeffington) was the Revd Hastings Horne who<BR>invented them. The runners at Tugby & Burton Lazars were fabricated units,<BR>not castings.<BR><BR>Indeed, I think that is the place of which I was thinking. I seem remember<BR>there was a similar discussion on the change-ringers' mailing list a year<BR>or two ago.<BR><BR>--<BR>Michael<BR><BR>--------------------------------<BR>Michael A. Williams<BR>michael.williams@b...<BR>--------------------------------<BR><BR><BR><BR>This message was sent to you via the Bell Historians' Mailing List. To<BR>unsubscribe from the list send an email to<BR>bellhistorians-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com<BR><BR><BR><BR>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to <A href="http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/">http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/</A><BR><BR><BR>_________________________________________________________<BR>Do You Yahoo!?<BR>Get your free @yahoo.com address at <A href="http://mail.yahoo.com/">http://mail.yahoo.com</A><BR><BR></TT><BR><BR><TT>This message was sent to you via the Bell Historians' Mailing List. To unsubscribe from the list send an email to bellhistorians-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com<BR><BR></TT><BR><BR><TT>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the <A href="http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/">Yahoo! Terms of Service</A>.</TT> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><p><br><hr size=1><b>Do You Yahoo!?</b><br>
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