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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Another clanger-dropping event:</FONT></DI=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Stratford Tony, Wilts: The Clement Tosier =
tenor of=20
3 in 1978. The block & Tackle used had been tested the week before. It =
was=20
designed for use with weights far greater than the load being lifted. The b=
ell=20
fell about ten feet. Apart from some slight chipping of the soundbow, where=
it=20
fell on the chain, it was otherwise undamaged. Sadly, it didn't improve the=
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tone!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you visit the church today (now in the =
care of=20
The Churches Conservation Trust) you can see the 'ring' in the concrete flo=
or of=20
the tower. Incidentally, I was the one operating the block & tackle whi=
ch=20
had been borrowed from a reputable contractor who was also present at the=20
time.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Neil Skelton.</FONT></DIV>
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<A href=3D"mailto:andrew@w..." title=3Dandrew@w...>Andrew W=
ilby</A>=20
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<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> Monday, July 05, 2004 5:33 P=
M</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Droppin=
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bells</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>If this is the Harry Parkes West Brom story then I th=
ought=20
he pushed a bell off the other side of his lorry whilst loading=20
another?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>We seem to have bells dropping everywhere today in th=
e most=20
unlikely of circumstances.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Andrew</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D671210015-05072004><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DAria=
l size=3D2>It=20
was Harry Parkes, and with his speech difficulties he had a few problem=
s=20
telling homebase.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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><FONT=20
face=3DTahoma size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Ric=
hard=20
Grimmett [mailto:richard@g...] <BR><B>Sent:</B> 05 July 2004=
=20
15:57<BR><B>To:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogr=
oups.com</A><BR><B>Subject:</B>=20
**SPAM** RE: **SPAM** [Bell Historians] Re: Liverpool Cathedral=20
Bells<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D593085714-05072004><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DAr=
ial=20
size=3D2>I have heard it from Henry himself.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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us><FONT=20
face=3DTahoma size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> M=
ike=20
Chester [mailto:mike@m...] <BR><B>Sent:</B> 05 J=
uly=20
2004 15:55<BR><B>To:</B>=20
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> **SPAM** [Bell=20
Historians] Re: Liverpool Cathedral Bells<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><TT>-=
-- In=20
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com, David Bryant <david@b...>=20
<BR>wrote:<BR>> Surely no bell hanger would be stupid enough to =
put a=20
bell on a <BR>lifting chain and then just leave it hanging over a l=
ong=20
drop?<BR>> <BR><BR>Something that you do only once!<BR><BR>I've =
heard=20
this story from a couple of different=20
sources.<BR><BR>Mike<BR><BR></TT><BR><BR>
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