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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm wondering if anyone can help with the=
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identification of a bell cast by Bond of Burford in about 1919 (or possibly=
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or 1916). Last year I made contact with Tom Bond's descendants - incl=
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his youngest daughter Dil, now well in her eighties and living in North Dor=
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They have a number of photographs of the Bonds' work and I'm trying to help=
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to identify all the pictures.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One, in particular, has defeated me:</FONT=
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e: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: E=
N-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Photograph=20
of a bell with wooden headstock and plate gudgeons, with small girl alongsi=
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Bell inscribed =93 =85 THE GRAVE DO SVMMON ALL / A.D. 175..=94 and on waist=
=93 =85 GRIF }=20
/ =85WATER } CHURCH WARDENS / =85 NS VICAR / OO =85 SL =85 EP / BOND & =
SONS BURFORD=20
1919 [or possibly 1913 or 1916]</SPAN></DIV>
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face=3DArial size=3D2>Any ideas?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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N-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>I've got copies of several of the photographs, but no=
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one (yet!), so I can't post a copy of the image.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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N-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm working on a list of Bond bells and hanging work =
- as well=20
on as lists of the work of other C19/20 founders (Carr, Barwell, Blews, Bow=
ell,=20
Warner etc) - and if anyone knows of any bells/jobs not mentioned in publis=
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works I'd be grateful to receive details</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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N-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>Chris Pickford<BR>15 Golding Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, T=
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3NL<BR>Tel: 01732-456147 or (mobile) 07811-453525<BR>E-mail: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:c.j.pickford@t...">c.j.pickford@t...</A></FONT><=
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