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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1, 29 5/8"; 2, 32 3/8"; 3, 34 3/8"; 4, 36 =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On all WILLIAM BLEWS & SONS FOUNDERS B=
IRMINGHAM=20
1877</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On treble: REVERENDUS ISAAC DOWNHAM HUJUS =
ECCLESIAE=20
VICARIUS PRIMUS AD XVI KAL MAY MDCCCLXXVII</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On tenor: + CAMPANAM CUM ALIIS HANC MAGARI=
TA P.=20
TAYLOR DE MORETON FUND. HUJUS ECCLESIAE DONUM DEDIT A.D.G. MACCCLXXVII TRIN=
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SANCTI FIAT HAEC CAMPANA BEATA</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hung dead on wooden deadstocks on an iron =
grillage,=20
all in bad order when GAD inspected them in 1979 and obtained the foregoing=
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particulars which I happened to have before me when this matter came up. No=
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Gillett & Bland, not "Mr Glen" but definitely Mr Blews.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>DLC</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(Who had typed this before CP Meldrew's am=
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contribution and felt it not only appropriate to give the facts but the=20
evidence. Of course you might still say 'I don't Belieeeeeeeve it' -=20
but not in this site, please.) </FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A href=3D"mailto:jbpickup@y..." title=3Djbpickup@y...>Barr=
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Pickup</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 01, 2004 11:5=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] W G=
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sons?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>--- "Alan J.Birney" wrote:=20
<BR><BR>---------------------------------<BR>>I understood that the be=
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at St John, Baxenden,<BR>>Lancs were cast by Blews. However, church=20
litriture<BR>>says W Glen and sons.<BR>>Did Blews ever trade under =
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other names?<BR><BR>>Alan<BR><BR><BR>I was once told that the Baxenden=
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bells were by<BR>Gillett & Bland. However I have no real evidence=20
for<BR>this. I have only heard them once and they sounded<BR>dreadful. Th=
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tenor seemed to be very flat.=20
<BR><BR>JBP<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> =20
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