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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I found the name Gotley in Hilmarton, Wilt=
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accounts. 13th June 1854 Paid I? or J? Gotley repairing the bells. =
=A310 10s=20
10d. 22 Nov 1854 balance of account paid to Gotley & Co for work &=
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repairs to bells =A318 4s 4d. This info is in the Wilts Record Office ref=20
796/30. Pack of receipts ref 796/31 may have a receipt for this work?=
I do=20
not know what they did, 2 tier timber tower 3 on 3 all E-W thought to date =
from=20
1840 tower rebuild from old belfry upwards. Only 5 bells until treble added=
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1875. The following work was completed in 1885.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Alfred York quoted 15 Dec 1884 & was p=
aid =A347=20
5s on 26 May 1885 for a) 2 Tufting guides 1.5in sq with 2 in holes for tuft=
ing=20
to pass through (these are the rope guides used until 2003 when a gallery w=
as=20
added), b) Second: New stock,wheel, pulley, stay, clapper, staple, bell=20
sharpened, rework gudgeons & bearings. Use old ironwork., c) Third: New=
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stock, wheel, pulley, stay, slider and clapper. Use old ironwork. d) Fourth=
: New=20
stock,wheel, pulley, stay, staple. Use old clapper & ironwork=
. e)=20
Fifth Stock to be reduced, ironwork altered, alter staple, new gudgeon stap=
les,=20
wheel, pulley, stay & slider.f) Tenor Stock to be reduced, ironwork=20
altered, new gudgeons staples, wheel, pulley, stay & slider. CD th=
inks=20
the York wheels are still on bells 2 to 6.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The bells were opened 26 May 1885 3pm Divi=
ne=20
Service - the date York was paid!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>By 1901 Thos Blackbourn & John Warner =
were=20
recommending removal of the frame. In fact =A336 was paid to Warners in Dec=
1901=20
for new Bearings & re-turned Gudgeons. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In 1925 Mears & Stainbank recomm=
ended new=20
gudgeons & bearings for all 6 bells for =A3164 or for the Tenor only =
=A332.15.0=20
or a new frame for =A3370. Further work was carried out in 1938.</FONT></DI=
V>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ken Webb</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hilmarton</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>Fro=
m:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:c.j.pickford@t..." title=3Dc.j.pickford@t...=
m>Chris=20
Pickford</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> Tuesday, November 04, 2003 6=
:25=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Re:=
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Jefferies / Jefferies & Price<BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Throws u=
p a few=20
queries, of course:</FONT> </DIV>
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<LI><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Who was James=20
Gotby/Gotley of Bristol, 1853?</SPAN></FONT> </LI><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></UL>
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EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">CP</SPAN></F=
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