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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>GREAT CLACTON BELLS</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The chime of five is as follows:</FONT></D=
IV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Treble: John Taylor & Co., Loughboroug=
h,=20
1964</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2nd: Thomas Gardiner, Sudbury, 1721</FONT>=
</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3rd: Thomas Gardiner 1721</FONT></DI=
V>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>4th: John Taylor & Co., 1958</FONT></D=
IV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>5th: Miles Graye III, Colchester, 1649</FO=
NT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tenor: John Taylor & Co., 1958 &n=
bsp;=20
8-cwt 2-qr 24-lb in G#</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The previous 4th & tenor were by Thoma=
s=20
Gardiner and Miles Graye respectively.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The chiming cords should be attached at th=
eir top=20
ends to trigger action clappers - i.e. to the lever eye adjacent to the cla=
pper=20
hinge.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The chiming cords should be attached at th=
eir=20
bottom end to a chiming manual supplied in 1958; the manual should have=20
individual pawl and ratchet adjustment facilities to daw the cords int=
o=20
adjustment. The cords themselves should have rubber handgrips.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>John Taylor & Co visited in 1957 and f=
ound the=20
then ring of bells hanging in a derelict condition. Two (the present 4th &a=
mp;=20
tenor) were cracked. They advised recasting these and tuning the remainder;=
the=20
canons to be retained on the surviving 17th & 18th century=20
bells.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>They then quoted for</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A. Rehanging in a new frame, for full-circ=
le=20
ringing</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>B. Rehanging in the old frame, for swing-c=
himing=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>C. Rehanging the three sound bells only in=
a new=20
frame with a foundation for six, for full-circle ringing</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>D. Rehanging on steel joists, for sta=
tionary=20
chiming only.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In the end they went for the last scheme, =
i.e. the=20
old frame was removed, the two cracked bells recast, new stationary chiming=
=20
fittings provided and new steelwork on which to hang the bells=20
stationary.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The treble was added six years later.</FON=
T></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In view of the long period which has elaps=
ed during=20
which they have been silent, it would be advisable for the parish to seek t=
he=20
advice of the Diocesan Adviser, David Sloman: he will be able to suggest an=
y=20
remedial action if it is necessary.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Good news about Great Clacton church, in f=
act just=20
right for the New Year !</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>DLC</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>Fro=
m:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:aidan@h..." title=3Daidan@h...>Aidan =
C A=20
Hopkins</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:change-ringers@b..."=20
title=3Dchange-ringers@b...>change-ringers@b...</A>=
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:ringing-chat@b..."=20
title=3Dringing-chat@b...>ringing-chat@b...</A> ; <=
A=20
href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com"=20
title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com>bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A>=
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 01, 2004 6=
:03=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Great=20
Clacton</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>On 30 Dec 2003 at 0:50, Alan Chantler wrote:<BR>> T=
his=20
has arrived in my personal Inbox. I have already responded.<BR>> Anyon=
e=20
else who wishes should respond to Jack off list.<BR>> <BR>> -----=20
Original Message ----- <BR>> From: Jack Arr <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:marjax@b...">marjax@b...</A>><BR>&g=
t; To:=20
<A href=3D"mailto:alan@c...">alan@c...</A> <BR>> Sent:=
=20
Monday, December 29, 2003 4:25 PM [badly formatted header]<BR>> Subjec=
t:=20
bell ringing<BR>> <BR>> I have just come across your web site while=
=20
looking for information on<BR>> bell ringing and I wondered if you cou=
ld=20
possibly help me with a query<BR>> I have regarding the bells we ring.=
=20
<BR>> <BR>> Our church ( St. John the Baptist, Parish Church of Gre=
at=20
Clacton)<BR>> dates back to the 11th century. We have just compl=
eted=20
a restoration<BR>> project after being closed for 16 years so we are n=
ow=20
opened again for<BR>> regular worship.<BR>> <BR>> We have six be=
lls=20
in the tower which have also been repaired and<BR>> restored but the=20
unusual thing is - the ropes are attached to the<BR>> clappers.&=
nbsp;=20
<BR>> <BR>> The actual bells are -<BR>> <BR>> 1) =
A=20
relatively new casting,possibly some time in the 1960s.<BR>> <BR>>&=
nbsp;=20
2, 3 & 4) Cast in 1721 by Thomas Gardner of Sudbury. =20
Their<BR>> diameters are 26", 30", <BR>> and 32" and weigh 41=
/2=20
cwt, 51/2 cwt and 6cwt respectively.<BR>> <BR>> 5 and 6)Cast in 164=
9 by=20
Miles Gray of Colchester. Their diameters are<BR>> 34" and 36" a=
nd=20
weigh approx 7 1/2 cwt and 8 1/2 cwt respectively<BR>> <BR>> They d=
o=20
make a lovely sound and they can be managed by one person but<BR>> wou=
ld be=20
pleased to know if you have come across this type of ringing<BR>> befo=
re.=20
<BR>> <BR>> We would love to know more about it.<BR><BR><BR>I presu=
me=20
from the description that the "repaired and restored" bells <BR>are hung =
for=20
"clocking", and that somebody - probably Alan - has <BR>warned them of th=
e=20
risk of cracking. No doubt the "repairing and <BR>restoring" was an amate=
ur=20
job (in terms of bell work knowledge). <BR><BR>Unless of course the=20
terminology is wrong, and it is really an <BR>Ellacombe chime's hammers t=
hat=20
the ropes are attached to!<BR><BR>What I find surprising is that the orig=
inal=20
email implies that the <BR>bells have been sitting there - perhaps since =
the=20
1960s or longer - <BR>and yet they are not listed in Dove, and the tower =
is=20
not affiliated <BR>to the Essex Association.<BR><BR>I was rather hoping t=
hat=20
somebody would make an on-list comment about <BR>them, and this very unus=
ual=20
combination of circumstances. <BR><BR>I am copying this to r-c in case an=
ybody=20
only on that list has any <BR>knowledge, AND to Bell Historians in view o=
f the=20
ages of the old <BR>ones. It would be very interesting to hear them,=20
particularly the old <BR>ones.<BR><BR>I am convinced that somebody somewh=
ere=20
on these lists must have more <BR>knowledge of the local=20
situation.<BR><BR>Aidan<BR><BR><BR></TT><BR><BR><TT>This message was sent=
to=20
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