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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Francis Cheetham <STRONG>The Church Bells =
of=20
Lancashire</STRONG>, <EM>Trans. Lancashire & Cheshire Ant. Soc, Vol XXX=
VIII=20
(1920)</EM>: Manchester, 1922, pp 87-94 gives an account of the eight bells=
at=20
St John's which he visited in the period 1917-1920. They were then a comple=
te=20
ring of eight by Thomas Mears I 1814; inter alia celebrating the 4th June (=
2nd)=20
FOUNDATION STONE OF THIS STEEPLE LAID (3rd) 54<FONT size=3D1>TH </FONT><FON=
T=20
size=3D2>GEORGE 3</FONT><FONT size=3D1>D </FONT><FONT size=3D2>THE KING'S B=
IRTH DAY=20
(4th) ACCOUNT RECEIVED OF THE TREATY OF PEACE. At the time they all s=
till=20
retained their canons and hung in a wooden frame, of which a plan is given.=
The=20
whole church, including the tower (again) was rebuilt=20
1853-5.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The weights & diameters at the time we=
re:=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Treble 32" 7-0-4</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2nd 33" 7-0-14</FONT></=
DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3rd 35"=20=20
8-0-14</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>4th 38" =20
9-2-9</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>5th 41" 12-0-7</FO=
NT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>6th 43"=20
13-1-23</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>7th 48" 18-0-7</FO=
NT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tenor 54" 25-1-14 D</FONT></DI=
V>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Presumably canons removed and tuned to 24-=
0-18 when=20
the trebles were added.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Before the above ring of 8, there was a ri=
ng of=20
eight, tenot 20-cwt by Rudhall, 1711-12, which it was decided to recast - b=
ut=20
probably not done - 1762; prior to 1711 a ring of five.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It will be noted that the ring was cast lo=
ng=20
<EM>before </EM>the Battle of Waterloo; and was first rung for Christmass=20
1815.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Finally, <EM>An Atlas of Bells </EM>(Ron J=
ohnston)=20
contains the magic phrase you've all been waiting for (p. 147): "The other =
rings=20
of ten were provided.....IN 1934 at Preston...."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<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:jameshedgcock@h..."=20
title=3Djameshedgcock@h...>jimhedgcock</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com>bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A>=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:=
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PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Re: New=
topic=20
(soundweld)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>--- <BR>According to Felstead the first ten bell peal =
at=20
Preston was in 1935. <BR>There were many rung before this. The=20
implication on the tower site <BR>that they were ten in 1914 is, therefor=
e, I=20
would suggest, incorrect.<BR><BR>In <A=20
href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups=
.com</A>,=20
David Bryant <<A href=3D"mailto:david@b...">david@b...</A>> wrote:<=
BR>>=20
<BR>> > According to my records Preston 1&2 were M&S 1934 a=
nd=20
the back <BR>eight <BR>> > 1814. I would hesitate to call the=
back=20
eight modern Mears.<BR>> > From memory they were a pretty dismal lo=
t, as=20
are a good many <BR>more!!!!<BR>> <BR>> The tower website says<BR>&=
gt;=20
<BR>> This ring dated back to 1814, when eight bells were cast at the=
=20
<BR>Whitechapel Bellfoundry in London, and<BR>> first rung to celebrat=
e the=20
victory of the battle of Waterloo. A <BR>century later, the bells needed=
=20
considerable attention, and<BR>> after restoration work, the ring was=
=20
augmented to ten bells with <BR>the addition of two new trebles. At the s=
ame=20
time the<BR>> old timber bellframe was replaced by a new, metal=20
one.<BR>> <BR>> David <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>=20
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