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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Matthew is quite right in all he says - De=
nnis,=20
have a word with Nick Bowden or Richard and they will give you chapter and=
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verse.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Re Mr York, he lived in Hillgrove Street, =
Bristol=20
and was later on principal bellhanger to Llewellins & James. =
=20
Their catalogue and testimonial book is full of praise for his abilities an=
d=20
conduct. Matthew makes the point about where he learned the trade and=
my=20
guess is that just as L&J got their rings of bells (early on) from Mear=
s and=20
(in the 1860's) from Taylors he could have learned from them, or from those=
who=20
had worked for Jefferies & Price. As to his hanging bells for Warners i=
n=20
1875, that was very early days for L&J, who had yet to cast their first=
ring=20
of bells - St Luke, Bedminster and SS Philip & James, Ilfracombe were t=
o=20
come the following year. Mr York is first <EM>named </EM>in a printed=
=20
testimonial of 1879 for Martock tenor.</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> F=
or his=20
work at St Nicholas, Cork, see the late Fred Dukes' book.</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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m:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:matthewhigby@a..."=20
title=3Dmatthewhigby@a...>matthewhigby@a...</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> Saturday, March 15, 2003 4:5=
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PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Bro=
mham,=20
Wilts</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>In a message d=
ated=20
15/03/2003 16:46:08 GMT Standard Time, <A=20
href=3D"mailto:dennis.powney@l...">dennis.powney@l...</A>=20
writes:<BR><BR><BR>
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style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: =
0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"=20
TYPE=3D"CITE">The bell from the redundant, and now deconsecrated, church =
of=20
St. Mary, Chittoe, Wiltshire, now hangs in the tower at St. Nicholas,=20
Bromham, Wilts, where it is used as a sanctus bell. Chittoe churc=
h was=20
erected 1845/46 and the bell, which dates from around that time and wei=
ghs=20
c.112 lbs, has the letters " J & P " and below this is the letter "=
B"=20
cast into it, on the waist. Please can anyone tell where, and by =
whom=20
this bell was made?</FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial lang=3D0 s=
ize=3D2=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 face=
=3DArial=20
lang=3D0 size=3D3 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial lang=
=3D0 size=3D2=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">This is typical =
of=20
Jefferies & Price of Bristol. There was a bell with identical inscrip=
tion=20
at Vobster, Somerset (Circa 1846) until a few years ago - in fact I dont =
know=20
where it went after the Church was made redundant. There is another bell =
by=20
them at Cloford, Somerset dated 1854. Ref for both: Church Bells of the F=
rome=20
Deanery by George Massey, 1985. I am sure Revd. David Cawley will be able=
to=20
tell us of hundreds more!<BR></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial la=
ng=3D0=20
size=3D3 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><BR></F=
ONT><FONT=20
color=3D#000000 face=3DArial lang=3D0 size=3D3 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=
#ffffff"=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: =
0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"=20
TYPE=3D"CITE"><BR></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial lang=3D0 size=
=3D2=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">Also, the acco=
unts for=20
the recasting, by J. Warner, of the six bells at St. Nicholas, Bromham =
in=20
1875 shows that "Mr York, of Bristol" was paid 15s/6d. (Thi=
s, I=20
presume, same Mr York, of Bristol, did =A347/10s/7d worth of work on=20
Hilmarton, Wilts, bells in 1885). My question is, If Warners reca=
st=20
and rehung the six bells, for which they were paid =A3304, and they had=
the=20
metal from the old ring of six, what was Mr York doing, that he travell=
ed 30=20
miles from Bristol, for just fifteen shillings and six pence?</FONT><FO=
NT=20
color=3D#000000 face=3DArial lang=3D0 size=3D2 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLO=
R: #ffffff"=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 face=
=3DArial=20
lang=3D0 size=3D3 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial lang=
=3D0 size=3D2=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT=
=20
color=3D#000000 face=3DArial lang=3D0 size=3D3 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=
#ffffff"=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">Mr York was a well known Bristol Bellhanger. He may =
have=20
overseen the installation???? Did York train to be a bellhanger at=20
Warners????<BR><BR>Matthew<BR></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial l=
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