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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>CP wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><EM>Sorry to spoil a good story about Eves=
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Cyril Johnston severed his connection with the firm in December 1948 and di=
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30 March 1950. Evesham bells were ordered from Taylors in December 1950 and=
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dedicated on 8 September 1951.</EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well, that probably puts Cyril Johnston in=
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clear for the this one! However, I guess his practices lived on beyond his=
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death, or at least sufficiently for Geoff Hemming to use at least the threa=
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them to his advantage.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>CP</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>