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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I rang in one of the last touches at Towcester before t=
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bells were removed - a fine ring. Never saw them in the tower. =
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course, they're a great success at Towcester. What was the final=20
disposition of the three chime bells ?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>As stated, a rather unexciting building as many of Vull=
iamy's=20
were. One of his best is St Michael, Highgate with a thumping great M=
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bell in it; and there was a carbon copy at Christ Church, Woburn Square nea=
r the=20
UL Senate House. This was supposed to have 8 bells for chiming but ne=
ither=20
G&J, Taylors or WBF claim any knowledge of them or their disposal. =
; The=20
church went piecemeal in the late 60's.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The decision to go back to the old parish church at Tod=
morden=20
was surely a right one, and I gather the little Taylor ring there is very=20
sweet. St Mark's was a very different story - an "embarrassing" churc=
h -=20
prominent position, good track record, and so forth, but it did not fit in =
to=20
the new Team set up.....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Twenty years on and they've just forced the closure of =
St=20
Mark's "twin", St Paul's, Kirby Road (1: 32" JT 1872, a duplicate of St Mar=
k's=20
treble). The reasons given differ somewhat from reality.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>It would be good to see a write-up of Bishophill Senior=
in the=20
comic.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>DLC</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Ddjb122@y... href=3D"mailto:djb122@y...">David Brya=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 29 July 2002 16:19</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] St=
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John-the-Divine, Leicester</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><FONT size=3D2></FONT><BR></DIV><TT>Dave Cawle=
y=20
wrote:<BR><BR>> St Mark's, as stated a chef d'oeuvre of Ewen Christian=
, ws=20
sold years ago to the City Council when the dear <BR>> old CofE found,=
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after closing and gutting it that they couldn't demolish it. =
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<BR><BR>Ah, so they left it to deteriorate in the hope that eventually it=
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would<BR>get a dangerous structure notice served on it and then they=20
could<BR>demolish it. This was done with St Mary Bishophill Senior, York,=
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a<BR>church with work from every period from Saxon to=20
Victorian.<BR><BR>Incidentally, I've contacted the Wakefield diocesan off=
ice=20
asking for<BR>permission to look inside the tower of Christ Church, Todmo=
rden.=20
No<BR>reply as yet, but it was only a week ago I asked. I believe that=20
they<BR>are still trying to sell the church, with the suggested use=20
being<BR>warehousing. It's not in a very good state of repair though,=20
apparently.<BR>Michael Wilby tells me that the frame grillage is still th=
ere,=20
and<BR>possibly the Ellacombe as well. The church is a large and=20
unexciting<BR>building by Lewis Vulliamy, situated outside of the town ce=
ntre.=20
Its<BR>bells are of course now at Towcester.<BR><BR>David<BR></TT><BR><BR=
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