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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT size=3D2>TOWCESTER:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Saracens Head Hotel, 4 old wheels Nos 2, 3 and 4 =
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dining room as Chandeliers and Tenor on wall as decoration.</FONT></D=
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Made by Over of Rugby in about 1801 when he did a rehan=
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think I recall.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Also several old frame sides incorporated into the inte=
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walls of the hotel but utilised upside down!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Old treble bell given by William Henchman in 1725, reca=
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Whitechapel in 1935 now in Lincolnshire as 5th of ring of 8 at ??</FONT></D=
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Inscription reproduced and added to on new treble of 12=
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Towcester</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The inscription also adapted and used on a new "Henchma=
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bell, given by Dr David Henchman of Goulborne NSW and incorpoated in the ne=
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ring of 8 in Canberra.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>There are now 3 Henchman bells!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Original inscription read:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Ring boyes and keep awake</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>For Mr William Henchmans sake.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The present Towcester treble has the additional:</FONT>=
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>We rang sir and kept awake</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>And into twelve the bells did make.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The Canberra bell has yet another variation on the them=
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was I think published in the RW last year. If not, and if anyone is interes=
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it is on a postcard in the ringing room at Towcester.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Andrew</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>