<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 22/07/03 13:12:42 GMT Daylight Time, je.walton@v... writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Having visited Tyntesfield myself, I am interested <BR>
to know where the 1815 Mears bell was to be found - the article seems <BR>
to imply it was not in the turret, nor in the 'spirelet'. My tour <BR>
guide did not refer to the bells, even though the history of the <BR>
Eayre bell makes a nice little story, even for those without specific <BR>
interest in bells (it is possibly the oldest datable artefact in the <BR>
house) - perhaps worth suggesting to the NT? Keep up the good work <BR>
in bringing our passion as bell historians to a wider audience...</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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The 1815 Mears bell sits, unhung on a table in the cellar. The sets of servents bells are also worth seeing!<BR>
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Matthew</FONT></HTML>