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size=2>There is a frame at Davington Priory in Kent dated 1856, for 3
bells. This was at one point considered the earliest metal frame afterLiverpool, but I am not sure who by. Anyway, in the light of this discussion,
this info will need updating on Church Bells of Kent. The Davington frame was
made by Taylors ... perhaps this is their oldest known metal
frame?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=270402508-02072002><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080
size=2>David Cawley has some drawings on <A
href="http://web.ukonline.co.uk/dickon.love/kentbells/davington.htm">http://web.ukonline.co.uk/dickon.love/kentbells/davington.htm</A>.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=270402508-02072002><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080
size=2>DrL</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Chris Pickford
[mailto:c.j.pickford@t...]<BR><B>Sent:</B> 02 July 2002
08:06<BR><B>To:</B> bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:[Bell Historians] Re: [r-c] Wrangle<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is correct. The one-time existence of this
frame has come to light since the rediscovery of the Liverpool frame.
There was also a frame with some cast iron trusses at Bretforton in
Worcestershire, dating from 1823. We don't know all that much about either of
these frames, as both have now gone</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Liverpool frame may not be the earliest ever
made, but it's quality of designstill makes it quite remarkable - very
cleverly engineered and constructed</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Chris P</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 01, 2002 11:28
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Re: [r-c]
Wrangle</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>john ketteringham wrote:<BR>> Jonathan (and others)
might like to know that the earliest known iron<BR>> bellframe was installed at Wrangle in 1820. Unfortunately it<BR>>
disappeared when Taylors recast the treble and second and installed
a<BR>> new frame in 1952.<BR><BR>Transferred from the chatlist! Is this
correct? I thought the earliest cast<BR>iron frame was the one in the bombed
St Luke's, Liverpool, dating
from<BR>1830-ish.<BR><BR>David<BR><BR></TT><BR><TT>This message was sent to
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