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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lincolnshire Bells and Bellfounders record=
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second of six bells at Long Bennington as having been transferred from=20
Towcester. This bell has the inscription as recorded by M=
r A.=20
Wilby.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=3Dandrew@w... href=3D"mailto:andrew@w...">Andrew W=
ilby</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com=20
href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups=
.com</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 20, 2004 3:=
05=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Fw: [Bell Historians]=20
bell-related curios</DIV>
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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 =
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dining room as Chandeliers and Tenor on wall as decoration.</FONT><=
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Made by Over of Rugby in about 1801 when he did a reh=
ang I=20
think I recall.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Also several old frame sides incorporated into the in=
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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, re=
cast=20
Whitechapel in 1935 now in Lincolnshire as 5th of ring of 8 at ??</FONT><=
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Inscription reproduced and added to on new treble of =
12 at=20
Towcester</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The inscription also adapted and used on a new "Hench=
man"=20
bell, given by Dr David Henchman of Goulborne NSW and incorpoated in the =
new=20
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>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The present Towcester treble has the=20
additional:</FONT></DIV>
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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>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The Canberra bell has yet another variation on the th=
eme=20
which was I think published in the RW last year. If not, and if anyone is=
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interested it is on a postcard in the ringing room at Towcester.</FONT></=
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Andrew</FONT></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>