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is in the eastern side of Weybridge. Ring of eight in a tower built in 1911=
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Bells cast by Warners for the celebration of the Durbar of 1911 in India, b=
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the event was cancelled owing to the death of King Edward VII. The bells we=
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exhibited at the Empire Festival at Crystal Palace and, when the original=20
commission fell through, Oatlands was given the first refusal on the bells.=
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were dedicated on 2 March 1913 (Morgan and Schupke <I>Towers and Bells Arou=
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Guildford</I> (1999) p.54 and notices in the tower)</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 13, 2003 4:3=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] St. Mar=
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Oatlands Park, Surrey</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>I remember reading somewhere that the bells (12cwt War=
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8) at St. Mary's, <BR>Oatlands Park in Surrey were originally cast for us=
e at=20
the 'Delhi Durbar' <BR>- the enthronement ceremony of King George V as Em=
peror=20
of India in 1911.<BR><BR>There was some problem and the bells never made =
it to=20
India - I believe <BR>they were then bought by a London showman and used =
for a=20
year or two in <BR>various live performances (possibly at Earls Court or=
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Olympia). The Vicar <BR>of Oatlands Park apparently went to one of these =
shows=20
and made a <BR>successful bid for the bells when it closed.<BR><BR>Does a=
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