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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well, there are such things as bar-bells -=
one, at=20
a place called Allerton-Bywater, St Mary the Less (8) was actually listed a=
s=20
such in the older editions of "Dove". And I believe there was a set at Chig=
well=20
in Essex, replaced by a Taylor chime a few years back. Never seen them, nor=
know=20
of what or by whom they were made. Any contributions ?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There is / was a set of steel tubular bell=
s "so=20
corroded that it is impossible to place their notes" at St Mary Magdalene, =
St=20
Leonard's-on-Sea. Apparently the work of an amateur. Finnish ?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Given in the current Crockford as the Pari=
sh of=20
Christ Church with St Mary Magdalene, the latter having a 26 1/4" bell insc=
ribed=20
ALFRED BARRETT FOUNDER BISHOPSGATE 1852 - does it still exist ? GPE p=
p.176=20
& 379 knew of no other bells by Barrett besides this one. Apparently he=
was=20
a clockmaker. Anyone know any more ?</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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m:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:zen16073@z..." title=3Dzen16073@z...>Anne Wil=
lis</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, August 02, 2004 4:18=
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PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Bell Historians] Bag=
s of=20
spanners</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>Maybe Finnish founders were inspired by the following.=
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Unfortunately there<BR>seems to be no further correspondence on the=20
subject.<BR><BR>Anne Willis<BR><BR><BR>THE BUILDER: Saturday October 26th=
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1844<BR>The Irish Ecclesiastical Journal informs the clergy that they can=
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substitute<BR>cast-steel bars for ordinary church bells with considerable=
=20
advantage as<BR>regards both tone and cheapness. Any clergyman can=
=20
procure for 30/- a bar<BR>of cast steel producing a better tone than the=
=20
ordinary small church bells<BR>which cost from =A34 to =A36. Limeri=
ck=20
Chronicle<BR>[the charge is similar to that in motion repeating=20
watches.]<BR><BR><BR>November 16th 1844<BR> =
=20
Sir Having seen in no 90 of THE BUILDER an=
=20
article quoted from the Limerick<BR>Chronicle stating that cast-steel bar=
s may=20
be obtained which will produce a<BR>sound similar to that of small church=
=20
bells at about one fourth of the<BR>expense, I should feel obliged if you=
or=20
any of your numerous correspondents<BR>can inform me, through the medium =
of=20
your valuable journal, first in what<BR>shape they are made; secondly how=
they=20
are to be affixed or suspended; how<BR>and with what they are to be struc=
k to=20
produce the sound.<BR> =20
Campanologi=
e,=20
Titchmarsh<BR><BR></TT><BR></BODY></HTML>