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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>One must not forget that other bellfounders used steel=
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extensively in the early years of the 20th-century, possibly as an alternat=
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and a cheaper one to the wrought iron favoured, for example by Moore,=
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Holmes & Mackenzie; Webb and Bennett and no doubt others. Warners=
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their provincial counterpart, Llewellins & James, obviously had use for=
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steel in their extensive metal working activities - Warner's "vandal-proof"=
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"battleship" frames an example. Alfred Bowell turned to all-steel=20
constructions as early as 1913, perhaps sooner than that.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>It is worth looking at "steel" constructions of the per=
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twice. There is a late 19th-century "grillage" type frame at Hoby, Le=
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which I inspected a couple of years ago. Gave dire warnings about rus=
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"especially in steel structures" but complimented them on the fact that the=
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was only superficial - and then discovered that the thing was made entirely=
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wrought iron.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Note, Naylor Vickers used cast-iron for their metal=20
frames!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Chris Povey's remarks on cast-iron frames and conservat=
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cogent and will no doubt feature on a future agenda now the matter has been=
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raised.</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> 14 December 2002 20:30</DIV>
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iron / steel frames</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>It has just occurred to me that the frame at Cheadle,=
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Greater <BR>Manchester (not Staffs) is made up from iron or steel angle=20
sections. <BR>It is by Gillett and Johnston and was installed in=20
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