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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>At Chertsey, we have a rather more recent =
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which has come back to haunt the perpetrator. A certain young man, Ray Lowt=
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and a friend, inscribed their initials half way up the spiral sta=
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July 1940 while on fire watch duty at the top of the tower at the age of ab=
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18.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>He is now a well respected Surrey Cou=
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Councillor for Chertsey. He was reminded of his 1940 graffiti (still in pri=
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condtion!) when he came to the tower recently to switch on the floodli=
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which he had generously bestowed upon the church. The local paper ran a nic=
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little tongue-in-cheek article on the graffiti.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We also have some ancient graffiti at diff=
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levels, depending on where floors in the tower were at different times. You=
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a ladder to get to some.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Peter</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 11, 2003 8:29 P=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Tow=
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>As has All Saints, Brailsford, Derbyshire. Several=20
are have inscribed dates from the 1700s up to the 1990s. Many a=
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identifiable to Churchwardens or known bellringers from their respective=
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Chris Booth</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Brailsford</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 10 July 2003 17:58</DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>St Alkelda's, Giggleswick, also has outlines of=20
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