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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I recall raising this subject earlier - bu=
t not=20
where I raised it. Perhaps not on this site and therefore privately.=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I wonder if the bells cast into the Croydo=
n ones=20
were the bells of the Smeaton light - assuming it had any. The note says "s=
ome"=20
of the metal came from Eddystone, while there was anough in the 83-cwt of m=
etal=20
hung in the 1882 light to cast the whole Croydon chime.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Not only are there the G&B advert=
s, there=20
is also a painting/engraving of one of the bells being raised into=20
position, and another of the light with the two bells clearly visible below=
the=20
gallery. Richard Bowden drew my attention to these.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The bells no longer hang there; even if th=
ey did=20
they would sooner or later be superseded by electronic devices as is=20
progressively happening with most Trinity House and Gas Accumulator Co=
=20
bells. Getting them down must have been as difficult as putting them up - o=
n the=20
other hand, 2 tons is as nothing considering the size of some of the materi=
als=20
sent out to the rock.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<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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style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>Fro=
m:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:c.j.pickford.t21@b..."=20
title=3Dc.j.pickford.t21@b...>CHRIS PICKFORD</A> </DIV>
<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> Saturday, September 04, 2004=
3:20=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Eddysto=
ne=20
lighthouse</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The history of the bells at Eddystone li=
ghthouse=20
crops up from time to time. The bells were illustrated in early advertise=
ments=20
of Gillett & Bland, and the Croydon foundry records show that they we=
re=20
cast in 1881. The bells were a pair of "two tonners", one weighing=20
41-3-14 and the other 40-3-11.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>While browsing some wartime RWs last nig=
ht, I=20
came across the following:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LETTER-SPACING:=
-0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-lang=
uage: AR-SA">An=20
article on centenary of Gillett & Johnston in </SPAN><I><SPAN lang=3D=
EN-GB=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LETTER-SPACING:=
-0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Ro=
man'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-langu=
age: AR-SA">Ringing=20
World</SPAN></I><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LETTER-SPACING:=
-0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Ro=
man'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-langu=
age: AR-SA">=20
</SPAN><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LETTER-SPACING:=
-0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-lang=
uage: AR-SA">21=20
January 1944 p.28 states “Croydon’s Town Clock and bells were=
made by Gillett=20
& Johnston, but it is not generally known that some of the metal used=
came=20
from the old bells of Eddystone Lighthouse which had been melted downR=
21;=20
</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LETTER-SPACING:=
-0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-lang=
uage: AR-SA"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LETTER-SPACING:=
-0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-lang=
uage: AR-SA"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>The Croydon Town Hall bells were cast in 1894, so i=
t looks=20
as 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 =
bells=20
were removed, and I think this provides an answer to the=20
mystery</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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oman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-lang=
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face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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