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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>David could be right, and I must admit tha=
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hadn't considered the possibility that this might refer to the bells from t=
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old (pre-1882) lighthouse. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>However, I'm inclined to think that t=
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favour a link with the bells of 1881. First, the old lighthouse bells=
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would have been lying around the foundry for 13 years if they survived unti=
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1894. Second, the Croydon Town Hall bells weigh 97 cwt - so extra metal wou=
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have been needed even if both bells from Eddystone (83 cwt) were used in th=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Would be interested to learn if anyone can=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>CJP</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>