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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The history of the bells at Eddystone ligh=
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crops up from time to time. The bells were illustrated in early advertiseme=
nts=20
of Gillett & Bland, and the Croydon foundry records show that they were=
cast=20
in 1881. The bells were a pair of "two tonners", one weighing 41-3-14 =
and=20
the other 40-3-11.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>While browsing some wartime RWs last night=
, I came=20
across the following:</FONT></DIV>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; LETTER-SPACING: -=
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an'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-langua=
ge: AR-SA">An=20
article on centenary of Gillett & Johnston in </SPAN><I><SPAN lang=3DEN=
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e: AR-SA">Ringing=20
World</SPAN></I><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; LETTER-SPACING: -=
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an'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-langua=
ge: AR-SA">21=20
January 1944 p.28 states =93Croydon=92s Town Clock and bells were made by G=
illett=20
& Johnston, but it is not generally known that some of the metal used c=
ame=20
from the old bells of Eddystone Lighthouse which had been melted down=94=20
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ge: AR-SA"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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ge: AR-SA"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>The Croydon Town Hall bells were cast in 1894, so it =
looks as=20
if the Eddystone bells had a very short life - cast 1881 and scrapped in=20
1894. I don't recall having seen anything about when the Eddystone be=
lls=20
were removed, and I think this provides an answer to the=20
mystery</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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