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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>There is a recording of the bells playing 'Oranges and =
Lemons'=20
on the present bells at the end of the CD 'Carillons of Britain' - it was n=
ot on=20
the old LP. Interesting as you can hear why t=
he=20
flat 4th chiming bell was added as it allows of the correct transposition a=
nd=20
the chords in the last couplet. The old bells didn't have this=20
feature.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Is there a booklet on the bells currently available=20
?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Stephen and Bill made some interesting comments on=20
Jewry and Bow For myself, The Strand, along with Vedast an=
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even Holborn are in a similar (if lighter) league of=20
excellence. Perhaps because of the towers - bells all down lower=
a=20
bit, and the mix of London stock brick and large surfac=
es=20
of Portland Stone ? Compare with fine contemporary Mears ri=
ngs=20
at Cripplegate and Hart Street, where the sound quality is altogether=
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different ( ragstone towers with 17th-c brick top stages).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>It will be interesting to see what the St Dunstan-in-th=
e-East=20
Taylor 8 with the replacement 1, 5 and 8 sound like in their proposed new=20
surroundings as compared with what they were like in the City=20
tower.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>DLC</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=3Djohn.ketteringham@n...=20
href=3D"mailto:john.ketteringham@n...">john ketteringham</A> </DI=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com=20
href=3D"mailto:Bellhistorians@Yahoogroups.Com">Bellhistorians@Yahoogroups=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=3Dgrajay@n...=
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href=3D"mailto:grajay@n...">Graham Jackson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 05 May 2002 13:16</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] St Clem=
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Danes</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>I have now site of the official booklet on the Bells o=
f St=20
Clements from<BR>which it seems the bells play the tune of Oranges and Le=
mons=20
at 12 noon and<BR>3 pm each day. The installation can a=
lso=20
play the RAF March and the Old<BR>Hundredth.<BR><BR>If anyone would like =
any=20
information from this booklet including photographs<BR>please let me=20
know.<BR><BR>Can anyone please obtain a recording?<BR><BR>From : John=20
Ketteringham of Lovely Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England<BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.ketteringham">http://homepage.n=
tlworld.com/john.ketteringham</A><BR>Friends=20
of Lincoln Cathedral : <A=20
href=3D"http://www.eccentrix.com/misc/lincoln/">http://www.eccentrix.com/=
misc/lincoln/</A><BR>Bell=20
Recordings : <A=20
href=3D"http://www.eccentrix.com/personal/johnketteringham/">http://www.e=
ccentrix.com/personal/johnketteringham/</A><BR><BR></TT><BR><BR><TT>This=20
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