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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Not sure whether in fact Pier Head towers =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>St Andrew, Plymouth, I believe, remained i=
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undamaged tower - the church being gutted.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Undershaft were effectively a war 'victim'=
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removed for safety and rehung 'dead' after - though the church was only=20
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<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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title=3Ddavidbryant@h...>David Bryant</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 21, 2005 3:2=
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<DIV>> Is there any case where a ring of bells were actually saved fro=
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destruction due to the fact that they were removed from the </DIV>
<DIV>> tower during WWII "just in case"?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Pier head is the only one I can think of=
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this case the bells were recast after the war anyway! Rather ironically, =
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important rings which had been left in situ were destroyed (Most notably,=
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Bow).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>David</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>