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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>For a general overview of Naylor Vickers and Vickers, S=
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& Co see the Christmass / New Year RW 2000/2001 with an article=20
"Colonel Tom and his Cast Steel Bells." Since then there have b=
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some changes to the gazeteer, notably that the Hurst eight <EM>had</EM=
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been scrapped - Randwick, Bamford and Bassaleg have been replaced with ring=
s of=20
bell-metal bells, the first retained on display, the second dispersed and t=
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third in the Sheffield Millennium Galleries. In adition t=
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original text mentioned a further steel five drawn to my attention by CJP -=
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Aberavon (long since replaced by the present 8) - no other details.</FONT><=
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Nick's picture was taken (with two others) on 12th May =
1990,=20
when the tower was open on a Dorset grab. We could only ring four=
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bells as either the third or fourth had a broken wheel - whichever it =
was=20
would have made no difference to the sound as the two bells are the same no=
te,=20
as stated by Matthew.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I understand that the former steel five at Mundford wer=
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similarly hung - CI headstock, small iron wheels and CI frame standards.&nb=
sp;=20
All the other sets are or were in wooden frames as far as I know, and on mo=
st I=20
have documentary evidence. Several of their single bells have the CI=
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standards, which were advertised as early as 1861. I didn't check the=
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Toller Whelme date(s) but when <EM>Dorset III </EM>apprears, all will be=20
revealed. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The "extended wheels" are quite effective, and as the b=
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had no stays they handled easily and, as Matthew says, did not sound all th=
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bad. The country air and a dry belfry are no doubt good for them=20
!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>DLC</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 07 July 2002 15:20</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Tol=
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Whelme</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>> Nick Bowden wrote:<BR><BR>> I have finally sor=
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my scanner out and thought I would share this<BR>> picture of Toller W=
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tenor, taken in 1990.<BR><BR>Cast iron headstock, and cast iron pedestal =
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- what date are they?<BR><BR>David<BR></TT><BR><TT>This message was sent =
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