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<DIV>My brother gave me a surprisingly interesting book the other day - The
Lighthouse Stevensons by Bella Bathhurst. ISBN 0 00 257006 8 (Published in
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<DIV>There is a lot of information about the building of the first Eddystone
lighthouse (Now on plymouth hoe) as well as information on the Skerryvore, Bell
Rock (including a cross section drawing showing bells) and several
others. I am told that there is also a large bell on the breakwater
lighthouse at Plymouth.</DIV>
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<DIV>There are (or were) bells at Skerryvore and also Dublin Lighthouses.</DIV>
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<DIV>There is a lot of info on the Eddystone lighthouse at: <A
href="http://www.btinternet.com/~k.trethewey/eddyvisit.htm">http://www.btinternet.com/~k.trethewey/eddyvisit.htm</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Matthew</DIV>
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<DIV>DLC writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I recall raising this subject earlier - but not
where I raised it. Perhaps not on this site and therefore privately.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wonder if the bells cast into the Croydon ones
were the bells of the Smeaton light - assuming it had any. The note says
"some" of the metal came from Eddystone, while there was anough in the 83-cwt
of metal hung in the 1882 light to cast the whole Croydon
chime.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not only are there the G&B adverts,
there is also a painting/engraving of one of the bells being raised into
position, and another of the light with the two bells clearly visible below
the gallery. Richard Bowden drew my attention to these.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The bells no longer hang there; even if they did
they would sooner or later be superseded by electronic devices as is
progressively happening with most Trinity House and Gas Accumulator Co
bells. Getting them down must have been as difficult as putting them up -on
the other hand, 2 tons is as nothing considering the size of some of the
materials sent out to the rock.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Matthew Higby
& Co Ltd,<BR>Church Bell Engineers.<BR>Jasmine Cottage,<BR>The
Street,<BR>Chilcompton,<BR>Bath,<BR>BA3 4HN.</FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>