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ze=3D2>Thanks=20
David! Sorry Our emails to the list crossed!</FONT></SPAN></DIV=
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D180203217-16082002><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff si=
ze=3D2>What=20
makes you say they are grotty? What constitutes=20
grotty? </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=3D2>From : John Ketteringham of Lovely Lincoln in Lincolnshir=
e,=20
England<BR><BR><A href=3D"http://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.ketteringham/"=
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size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> David Bryant=20
[mailto:djb122@y...]<BR><B>Sent:</B> 16 August 2002 17:23<BR><B>To:=
</B>=20
Bell Historians<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] St Julian,=20
Shrewsbury<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><TT>JRK has asked me for details of the ab=
ove=20
bells and church, so I'm sending<BR>them to the list as they may be of=20
interest to others as well.<BR><BR>According to Pevsner, the red sanstone=
base=20
of the tower is of C.1200, the<BR>upper parts in lighter coloured stone a=
re=20
Perp. The body of the church was<BR>rebuilt in 1749-50 (architect Thomas=
=20
Farnolls Prichard). In 1846 houses<BR>between the south side of the churc=
h and=20
the street were demolished, and the<BR>south elevation was 'beautified' a=
s it=20
was now visible.<BR><BR>Bells (details from=20
Walters)<BR><BR>Inscriptions.<BR><BR>Treble<BR>I.B.: MEARS & STAINBAN=
K,=20
FOUNDERS, LONDON, 1868<BR>Waist:: MY GENTLE NOTE SHALL LEAD THE CHEERFUL =
SOUND=20
PEACE TO THIS PARISH,<BR>MAY GOODWILL ABOUND<BR><BR>2nd<BR>I.B. (as=20
1)<BR>Waist: OUR VOICES TELL WHEN JOY OR GRIEF BETIDE MOURN WITH THE=20
MOURNDER,<BR>WELCOME HOME THE BRIDE<BR><BR>3rd<BR>I.B. (as 1)<BR>Waist: M=
AV=20
ALL IN TRUTH AND HARMONY REJOICE TO HONOUR CHURCH AND QUEEN WITH<BR>HEART=
AND=20
VOICE<BR><BR>4th<BR>I.B. (as 1)<BR>PROSPERITY ATTEND OLD ENGLAND'S SHORE =
LET=20
SHREWSBURY FLOURISH NOW AND<BR>EVERMORE<BR><BR>5th<BR>I.B.: MEARS &=20
STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON<BR>Waist: FOR MERCIES UNDESERV'D THIS PEAL IS=
=20
RAISED SO MAY THEY NAME O GOD!<BR>THROUGH CHRIST BE PRAISED J. J. P. CHRI=
STMAS=20
1868.<BR><BR>Tenor<BR>I.B. (as 5)<BR>Waist: WITH DEEPEST TONE I CALL TO C=
HURCH=20
AND PRAYER AND BID THE LIVING FOR<BR>THE GRAVE PREPARE THESE BELLS WERE=20
RENEWED AT THE COST OF A PARISHIONER<BR>1868. REVD. JAMES COLLEY, MA., VI=
CAR.=20
P. H EVANS J. BLUNT. } CHURCHWARDENS.<BR><BR>There were given by J. J. Pe=
ele=20
(cf 5th). They were rehung by Barwell in<BR>1908, and so far as I could s=
ee by=20
peering into the gloom they still have<BR>their canons. Diameters 28, 30,=
32,=20
35, 38 and 42 inches, weights 4-2-26,<BR>5-2-8, 6-2-12, 7-1-19, 10-0-17 a=
nd=20
13-1-0, They replaced a 1706 ring by<BR>Abraham Rudhall.<BR><BR>The churc=
h was=20
declared redundant in 1976 (Ex. Inf. Lichfield Diocesan<BR>Office), and t=
he=20
building and its bells were subsequently sold for use as an<BR>arts and c=
raft=20
market, with the body of the church remaining undivided and<BR>stalls set=
up=20
in it in rows.<BR><BR>The tower was converted into a house for the owners=
of=20
the centre, which<BR>necessitated the removal of the bells. They are now =
hung=20
from chains in two<BR>rows of three from the riniging chamber floor, stil=
l=20
with their clappers.<BR>ropes run from their clappers into the Ellacombe =
rack=20
on the wall of the<BR>ground floor stage of the tower.<BR><BR>I attach a=
=20
couple of photos of the church whcih I took a few years ago. As<BR>will b=
e=20
seen, the louvres have been removed and the belfry windows=20
glazed<BR>over.<BR><BR>David<BR></TT><BR><BR><TT>This=20
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