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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Looking through my list of Essex bell=
s I can=20
only find Great Burstead 3 of 5, that fits with the information given,=
if=20
it is this bell it is not listed and Ranald Clouston did see it, altho=
ugh I=20
haven't got his report on this one, I would assume that Ranald thought it w=
as=20
later than 1552. I visited some 25 years ago but did not make detailed=20
notes.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If it is another tower I would be interest=
ed to=20
know which one.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>DS</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Ddavid@s...=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 07, 2003 1:=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Dat=
ing a=20
Bell</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ranald Clouston saw most of the uninscri=
bed bells=20
in Essex and I have some of his reports which give Ranald's views on the =
date=20
of each bell. If you supply the name of the tower in question I should be=
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to help.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>DS.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 07, 2003 =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Datin=
g a=20
Bell</DIV>
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">A simple question from one who is a tyro:<BR><BR>I=
would=20
like to date one of our bells - or at least have an idea whether it was=
one=20
of the four in the 1552 Return of Church Goods. (Yes, I am=
=20
interested in the history as well as the "go" of the bells.)<BR><BR><BR=
>To=20
give you some background:<BR>The bell has no inscription or other marki=
ng,=20
just the wires.<BR>It is long-waisted, still with its cannons<BR>Its da=
te is=20
shown as Unknown in "The Bells of Essex"<BR>One of the other bells is b=
y a=20
known bellfounder (pre-1552),<BR>the rest are dated explicitly=20
(post-1552).<BR><BR>Feasible?<BR>BillGJ<BR><BR><BR></FONT><BR><BR><TT>T=
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