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/><st1:City><st1:place>Bell</st1:place></st1:City> Historians Peal at Romse=
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<st1:date Month=3D"10" Day=3D"29" Year=3D"2003">29 Oct. 2003</st1:date></FO=
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face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> =
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</SPAN>The excerpt from =93The Salisbury Journal of 1791 provides yet anoth=
er time=20
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Roman">(=20
3h. 13m ) for the =93accurate=94 first peal scored at Romsey by the College=
=20
Youths.</FONT></P>
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face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">[From the peal book of the College Youths]</FONT><=
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face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
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align=3Dcenter><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=20
style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Rumsey in the Mead,=20
Hants</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
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align=3Dcenter><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><st1:date Month=3D"7" Day=3D"=
18"=20
Year=3D"1791"><SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Monday =
July 18=20
1791</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-US"=
>.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This Company rang a true=20
peal<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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align=3Dcenter><SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=
=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">of 5248 changes Oxford Treble Bob in 3 hours &=
20=20
minutes<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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align=3Dcenter><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=
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style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Thomas Blakemore<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P=
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">1<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></TD>
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=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">John Povey<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></TD>
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c0; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #c0c0c0; WIDTH: =
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align=3Dcenter><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">5<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">William Lyford<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><=
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"=20
align=3Dcenter><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">2<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></TD>
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c0; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #c0c0c0; WIDTH: =
110.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #c0c0c0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transp=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=
=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">George Webb<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></TD=
>
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110.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #c0c0c0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transp=
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vAlign=3Dtop width=3D148>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center=
"=20
align=3Dcenter><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">6<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
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style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: #c0c0c0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #c0c0=
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110.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #c0c0c0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transp=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=
=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">William Wilson<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><=
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"=20
align=3Dcenter><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">3<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></TD>
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c0; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #c0c0c0; WIDTH: =
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=
=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Edward Simmons<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><=
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vAlign=3Dtop width=3D148>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center=
"=20
align=3Dcenter><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">7<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
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c0; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #c0c0c0; WIDTH: =
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vAlign=3Dtop width=3D148>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=
=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Joseph Holdsworth<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></=
P></TD>
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c0; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #c0c0c0; WIDTH: =
110.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #c0c0c0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transp=
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vAlign=3Dtop width=3D148>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center=
"=20
align=3Dcenter><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">4<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></TD>
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style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: #c0c0c0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #c0c0=
c0; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #c0c0c0; WIDTH: =
110.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #c0c0c0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transp=
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vAlign=3Dtop width=3D148>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=
=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Samuel Muggeridge<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></=
P></TD>
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style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: #c0c0c0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #c0c0=
c0; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #c0c0c0; WIDTH: =
110.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #c0c0c0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transp=
arent"=20
vAlign=3Dtop width=3D148>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center=
"=20
align=3Dcenter><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">8<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TB=
ODY></TABLE>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=20
style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"=20
align=3Dcenter><SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=
=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">This was the opening & first peal on the New B=
ells=20
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"=20
align=3Dcenter><SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT=
=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">and was called by Mr. Tho<SUP>s </SUP><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Blakemore.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN=
></P>
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align=3Dcenter><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=
=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Letter Gothic'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p> =
;</o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"=20
align=3Dcenter><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=
=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Letter Gothic'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p> =
;</o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New =
Roman">=93=20
The Hampshire Chronicle =94, Monday 25<SUP>th</SUP>. July 1791</FONT></P>
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face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> =
=20
</SPAN>Mon. last a new peal of 8 bells, cast by Mr. Thomas Meares, of=20
Whitechapel, late Lister, Pack and Co. was opened at Romsey, by the Society=
of=20
College Youths from <st1:City><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:City>, wit=
h a=20
peal of <st1:City><st1:place>Oxford</st1:place></st1:City> treble bobs,=20
consisting of 5248 changes, being the extent of 13 courses which was comple=
ted=20
in 3 hrs. 29 mins. With that accuracy which ever distinguished the performa=
nces=20
of that company, and to the entire satisfaction of the inhabitants of the t=
own,=20
as well as to a numerous assemblage from different parts of the=20
country.<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New =
Roman">Both=20
newspaper accounts failed to mention that the band then moved on to the=20
<st1:place>Isle of Wight</st1:place> and scored a 5088 of Oxford Treble Bob=
at=20
St. Mary=92s, Carisbrooke, on <st1:date Month=3D"7" Day=3D"20"=20
Year=3D"1791">20<SUP>th</SUP> July 1791</st1:date>, two days later.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Subsequently the following questi=
ons=20
occur to me :-</FONT></P>
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face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<OL style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=3Da>
<LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .=
5in"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">How did they know there were eight bells at Roms=
ey and=20
Carisbrooke ?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dove=92s Gui=
de first=20
edition appeared in 1950.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>=
The=20
price of the few newspapers that might mention Romsey=92s new bells was v=
ery=20
high due to Newspaper Stamp Tax.</FONT></LI>
<LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .=
5in"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">How did peal bands time their performances in th=
e=20
18<SUP>th</SUP> century ?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>=
The=20
price of a pocket watch was far beyond the means of a working man.</FONT>=
</LI>
<LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .=
5in"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">How did they communicate with the local ringers,=
or=20
with the incumbent ?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>How d=
id they=20
obtain the address ?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The P=
enny=20
Post dates from <st1:date Month=3D"1" Day=3D"10" Year=3D"1840">10<SUP>th<=
/SUP>=20
January 1840</st1:date>.</FONT></LI>
<LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .=
5in"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Could they read and write ?<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Date of the Elementary Educatio=
n Act=20
is <st1:date Month=3D"8" Day=3D"9" Year=3D"1870">9<SUP>th</SUP> August=20
1870</st1:date>.</FONT></LI>
<LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .=
5in"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Could they afford to buy writing paper ?<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Was it not very expensive ?<SPA=
N=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Letters at that time were writt=
en on=20
both sides, then round both edges, and finally diagonally on any spaces=20
left.</FONT></LI>
<LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .=
5in"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">How did they travel to Romsey ?<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By very expensive Stage Coach ?=
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>These were slow and unsprung, u=
ntil=20
the invention of the elliptical spring in 1804.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Where did they find the coach=20
timetable ?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(The first tra=
in from=20
Nine Elms to Hampshire (Southampton) departed on 11<SUP>th</SUP> May=20
1840.)</FONT></LI>
<LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .=
5in"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">What route was followed from=20
<st1:City><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:City> ?<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Only a few Turnpike Roads cross=
ed=20
Hampshire then, and the surfaces were so bad that maximum coach speed was=
10=20
m.p.h.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It was 1815 before =
John Mc=20
Adam introduced improved road surfaces.</FONT></LI>
<LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .=
5in"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Where did they stay overnight ?<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Could they afford a Coaching In=
n.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Which one was it ?<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>How could you book for eight in=
=20
advance ?</FONT></LI>
<LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .=
5in"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">How did they travel onwards to a port ?<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><st1:place>Southampton</st1:pla=
ce> or=20
<st1:City><st1:place>Portsmouth</st1:place></st1:City> ?</FONT></LI>
<LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .=
5in"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">How did they sail to the <st1:place>Isle of=20
Wight</st1:place> ?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>How, i=
n=20
<st1:City><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:City>, would they know detai=
ls=20
and times of passenger carrying boats ?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">=
=20
</SPAN>The Isle of Wight Steam Packet Company was not formed until=20
1826.</FONT></LI>
<LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .=
5in"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">How did they travel to=20
<st1:City><st1:place>Newport</st1:place></st1:City> and Carisbrooke ?<SPA=
N=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The railway only reached=20
<st1:City><st1:place>Newport</st1:place></st1:City> on <st1:date Month=3D=
"6"=20
Day=3D"16" Year=3D"1862">16<SUP>th</SUP> June 1862</st1:date>.</FONT></LI=
>
<LI class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .=
5in"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">They probably arrived late at Carisbrooke, after=
a slow=20
journey.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>How did they ring=
in the=20
dark evening ?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>How did any=
=20
ringers practice at the end of a long, working day on dark evenings ?<SPA=
N=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Churches were not lit by gas un=
til=20
late 19<SUP>th</SUP> century.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =20
</SPAN>Street gas lighting first appeared in <st1:place>Pall Mall</st1:pl=
ace>=20
during 1807.</FONT></LI></OL>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><o:p><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">There would seem to be quite a large amount of res=
earch=20
into peripheral ringing items that could occupy my retirement !</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><o:p><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Derek Jackson.</FONT></P></DIV>
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