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<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN class=3D562233821-11012004>The ch=
urch of St=20
Thomas Trowbridge was consecrated on February 24th 1870. The li=
ttle=20
central steeple had 4 bells by Blews, which were hung for=20
chiming. The Trowbridge and North Wilts Advertisermade the com=
ment=20
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN class=3D562233821-110120=
04></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN lang=3DEN-US=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-s=
ize: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language:=
EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">.=20
. . In the spire is a small peal of four bells from the foundry of Messrs=
=20
Blews of Birmingham. They are beautiful in tone and in the distance have =
a=20
most pleasing effect. They are chimed by machinery in the=20
church.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D562233821-11012004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN class=3D562233821-11012004>The st=
eeple was=20
demolished in the 1970's, and I spoke to the contractor=20
recently. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN class=3D562233821-11012004><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;=
mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-=
fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-style: ita=
lic">His=20
firm was employed to remove the tower about 25 years ago, </SPAN><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;=
mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-=
fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">and you=20
must understand m=92dear that the machinery isn=92t like it is=20
today</SPAN></I><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;=
mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-=
fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-style: ita=
lic">.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The bells got back to the scrap=
yard,=20
and =91a missionary=92 had expressed an interest in buying them as a four=
.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Unfortunately one bell was drop=
ped,=20
banged against another, cracked it and fell to pieces.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>So</SPAN><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;=
mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-=
fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">,=20
being young and foolish, and I can=92t tell you how much I regret=20
it</SPAN></I><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;=
mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-=
fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-style: ita=
lic">,=20
they scrapped the lot.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At =
least=20
we know what happened.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I a=
m=20
sending him the Keltek contact, and wonder of his conscience will find an=
y=20
more bells.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN class=3D562233821-11012004><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;=
mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-=
fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-style: ita=
lic"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN class=3D562233821-11012004><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;=
mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-=
fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-style: ita=
lic">Anne=20
Willis</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>