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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Matthew</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Two of the three Warner (1882) bells at Up=
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Scudmore, Wilts, sold during the 1950s. Only the tenor remaining and hung d=
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for chiming and by the clock - by Whitechapel. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>LANDFORD, Wilts: originally a three in thr=
ee tiers=20
- c.1858 when church was built. Don't know who cast them Warner or Mea=
rs?)=20
but I recall the plain bearings remaining in situ. Evidently they didn't la=
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long as they were replaced by six Harrington Latham tubes.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Neil.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>Fro=
m:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:matthewhigby@a..."=20
title=3Dmatthewhigby@a...>matthewhigby@a...</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com"=20
title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com>bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A>=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 27, 2004 10=
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AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] 3=20
levels...</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT face=3DArial lang=3D0 s=
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10">In a message dated 27/02/2004 00:31:43=
GMT=20
Standard Time, <A=20
href=3D"mailto:mike@m...">mike@m...=
</A>=20
writes:<BR><BR>
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style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: =
0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"=20
TYPE=3D"CITE">When was the last 3 tier frame=20
<BR>constructed??????!<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Grace Dieu I would imagine=
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Another candidate must be Wilton (Taunton). I know the 2 tier frame at th=
e=20
Forset Guernsey was augmented with another tier (and a very good little 6=
they=20
are too!). I am pretty sure the frame at St Ewe was (re)constructed recen=
tly=20
too.<BR><BR>I suppose you could argue that St Ewe is the only real 3 tier=
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bellframe out of these - the others being 3 tier installations - i.e. sep=
arate=20
frames mounted one above the other.<BR><BR>Are the 3 at Upton Scudamore, =
Wilts=20
really on 3 levels??<BR><BR>There could be another quite soon - watch thi=
s=20
space........<BR><BR>Matthew<BR><BR>Matthew Higby & Company Ltd,<BR>C=
hurch=20
Bell Engineers,<BR>Jasmine Cottage,<BR>The=20
Street,<BR>Chilcompton,<BR>Bath,<BR>BA3=20
4HN.<BR><BR>www.bell-hangers.com</FONT>=20
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