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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yes. The Great Western Arcade bells =
were cast=20
at Whitechapel - possibly for a firm of clockmakers in 1984. They mad=
e two=20
identical chimes for the new Shopping Centre in Margate for Gillett &=20
Johnston Ltd at the same time. Details are on Dickon's Kent Bells=20
site.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>But the loud set of bells that JW heard ar=
e not=20
these. There is a street market not far from Moor Street Station (can=
't=20
remember which street) with a large clock with loud synthetic bells sounds =
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the quarters.</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:je.walton@v..."=20
title=3Dje.walton@v...>jwalton22rg</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> Tuesday, July 22, 2003 1:10=
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PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Re: Chi=
me and=20
chime again</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>--- In <A=20
href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups=
.com</A>,=20
"jwalton22rg" <<A href=3D"mailto:je.walton@v...">je.walton@v...</A>>=
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<BR>wrote:<BR>> <BR>> ... the clock chime in the Great Western Arca=
de,=20
between Moor <BR>> Street and Snow Hill stations, at the end nearest t=
o=20
Colmore Row. <BR>Is anyone able to give accurate details?<BR><BR>I =
will=20
partly answer my own question - had slightly more time before <BR>the tra=
in=20
yesterday. I'm pretty sure I can make out 'Whitechapel' on <BR>the=
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largest bell, but my failing eyesight couldn't read the date. <BR>However=
, I=20
note that the arcade was re-opened in 1984, which perhaps <BR>gives a pre=
tty=20
large clue...<BR><BR>On a different subject, I read CD's article in this=
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week's Ringing <BR>World yesterday. Having visited Tyntesfield myse=
lf, I=20
am interested <BR>to know where the 1815 Mears bell was to be found - the=
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article seems <BR>to imply it was not in the turret, nor in the=20
'spirelet'. My tour <BR>guide did not refer to the bells, even thou=
gh=20
the history of the <BR>Eayre bell makes a nice little story, even for tho=
se=20
without specific <BR>interest in bells (it is possibly the oldest datable=
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artefact in the <BR>house) - perhaps worth suggesting to the NT? Ke=
ep up=20
the good work <BR>in bringing our passion as bell historians to a wider=20
audience...<BR><BR>John<BR><BR><BR></TT><BR><BR><TT>This=20
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