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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Before you run off castigating Sir Giles G=
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Scott, the truly great architect of Liverpool Cathedral, you should remembe=
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that he was a personal friend of A A Hughes. Both were men of integrit=
y and=20
humility. Both, and also Paul Taylor, the founder of 'Great George', warne=
d the=20
Cathedral authorities of the consequences which would attend the placi=
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such enormousd quantities of bell metal within such vast spaces surrounded =
by so=20
much concrete and with so little enclosure for the ringers.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dean Dwelly had his own ideas about bells =
and=20
ringers, as came out at the opening of the Cathedral bells in 1951, and the=
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consequences of the imstallation as it was made and remains must be=20
laid squarely at his door. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The primary sources can probably now never=
be=20
quoted so you'll have to take my word for it, as one who was much too=20
young to be there, but whose fascination with the subject has remained=
ever=20
since I first read about Liverpool's great Cathedral.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>DLC</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A href=3D"mailto:jameshedgcock@h..."=20
title=3Djameshedgcock@h...>jimhedgcock</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> Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:44=
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PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Re:=20
Coalbrookdale was Warners bells</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>---> I well remember Doug Hughes telling me that hi=
s=20
Father told the <BR>> Cathedral Authorities at the time of the install=
ation=20
that it would <BR>> not work acoustically and even put forward a plan =
to=20
make it work, <BR>> but was virtually told to mind his own business by=
the=20
Cathedral <BR>> Architect!<BR>> <BR>> I've always been of the op=
inion=20
that at the top of the tower of <BR>> Liverpool Cathedral is a magnifi=
cent=20
ring of bells, just waiting to <BR>> be put into a more sympathetic=20
tower! I'm sure that, today, quite <BR>a <BR>> lot could b=
e=20
done to improve them, even in their present position.<BR>> <BR>>=20
R<BR><BR>Arrogant architects still exist. There is a church where=20
thousands <BR>of pounds have been wasted on ineffective sound control.&nb=
sp;=20
The <BR>inserted floor has a gap between it and the walls, so that the en=
ds=20
<BR>of the foundation beams can be inspected. As you can imagine th=
ere=20
<BR>were protestations, but the PCC went along with the architect, who=20
<BR>would not listen to reason.<BR>There were lots of stories about Liver=
pool=20
Cathedral even in the <BR>relatively short time between their inauguratio=
n and=20
my beginning to <BR>ring there in @ 1962. I have heard that a felt=
=20
jacket was used to <BR>cover the bourdon so that it was not set off vibra=
ting=20
by the ring. <BR>I was also told that the felt was stolen! Ot=
her=20
stories were that <BR>the circle in the ringing chamber should have been=
=20
screened off from <BR>the rest of the room and that the screening should =
have=20
been extended <BR>into the next chamber, the ring being enclosed in a lar=
ge,=20
louvred <BR>wooden box.<BR>From what Richard says, these stories seem unl=
ikely=20
to be true.<BR><BR></TT><BR></BODY></HTML>