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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I should have added that the St Lawrence b=
ell has=20
been "pipped at the post" for being the oldest in Jersey. One of the former=
set=20
of two from St Aubin-on-the-Hill, now preserved in Jersey Museum, was cast =
by J=20
Bazin of Nantes in 1577. It is however very badly cracked, so the St Lawren=
ce=20
bell is the earliest in use.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>DLC</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:dcawley@w..." title=3Ddcawley@w...=
>David=20
Cawley</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com"=20
title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com>bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A> <=
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 21, 2004 12:57 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Channel Island Bells</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>They are still there. For the record:</FON=
T></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>St Lawrence: 38 1/2"; c10 1/2-cwt; G#; can=
ons; hung=20
on a balanced wooden headstock with lever: frame, 2 transverse oak beams: b=
y J=20
Wallis, Salisbury:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>+ CETTE CLOCHE EST POVR LA PAROISSE DE SAN=
T LORANS=20
A IARZE / Ao I592 I VV</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Alderney, Old Church Residual Tower</FONT>=
</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2 bells, originally hung for ringing, fitt=
ings now=20
poor. Canons on both. Used as ding-dong quarters and hour. 15" and 23"=20
respectively.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1. CLEMANT TOSIEAR CAST MEE IN 1701</FONT>=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2. D J VALLAT RECT L LE COCQ (2=
=20
fleurs-de-lis) J LE MESURIER PR (border) AEFECT T T LE COCQ AEDIT ANNO DOM =
1760=20
(border)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The larger bell's founder I could not iden=
tiify;=20
the smaller is by Clement Tosier of Salisbury.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This contains some small variations from T=
yssen's=20
note, which Anne refers to, and additional information to that contained in=
=20
Sharpe.</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: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>=
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, November 20, 2004 =
5:51=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Bell Historians] Cha=
nnel=20
Island Bells</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT><BR>Found the following in vol. 35 (mid 1880's) of the=
=20
Wiltshire Archaeological<BR>Magazine which might be of interest.<BR><BR>'=
Note=20
from A.D. Thyssen<BR> Bell at parish church=
in=20
Alderney: CLEMENT TOSEAR CAST MEE=20
IN<BR>1701<BR><BR><BR> St Laurence,=20
Jersey: CETE CLOCHE EST POUR LE PAROISSE DU=
=20
SANT<BR>LAURANS A IARZE Ao 1592 IW<BR><BR>This is said =
to be=20
the oldest bell in Jersey.'<BR><BR><BR>Anne Willis<BR><BR></TT><BR></BODY=
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