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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>How about this one then (re Great George o=
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Bristol) from Warners 25/1/23:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"We are in receipt of your esteemed favour=
of 23rd=20
Inst with reference to the proposed new Bell for Bristol University, and in=
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reply we wish to state that owing to the removal of our Foundry into the=20
Country, we have made arrangements with Messrs Gillett & Johnston, Foun=
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to the King, Croydon, Surrey, to carry out our work for us.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> "We have no hesitation in saying, th=
at they=20
will give you the very best workmanship especially with regard to the impor=
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question of tuning.....no doubt you will be hearing from them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> "Yours faithfully, JOHN WARNER =
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SONS LTD"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(G&J were "seen off" by the=20
architects).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Then there is that c14" bell at St Colm, D=
aviot,=20
Grampian recast in 1924; on the waist is JOHN WARNER & SONS L<FONT=
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size=3D1>TD </FONT><FONT size=3D2>RECAST 1924. Apparently (RWMC) the =
work was=20
carried out by Mears & Stainbank. No doubt Warners had written a =
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letter about them too.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>DLC</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A href=3D"mailto:George@d..."=20
title=3DGeorge@d...>George Dawson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com"=20
title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com>bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A>=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 14, 2003 7:51=
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AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians]=20
(unknown)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>David may therefore be surprised with this quote from=
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Warners to the Timothy<BR>Eaton Church, Toronto:<BR><BR>We might mention =
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in consequence of the death of our Mr Andrew Warner,<BR>we now work in=20
conjunction with Messrs John Taylor & Co of Loughborough,<BR>England,=
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all work in connection with Chimes and=20
Carillons........<BR><BR>GAD<BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From:=
"DJ=20
Bryant" <djb122@y...><BR><BR><BR>> Yes, I came across one=
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somewhere which claimed that Taylor's were the<BR>> successors to=20
Warner's!<BR>><BR>> David<BR><BR></TT><BR><BR><TT>This=20
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