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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>No testimonial to the Southwark work: West=
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Abbey and Bow were loud in their praises, the latter (1907) stating "=
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famous 'Bow Bells,' originally cast at the Whitechapel Foundry, has been fo=
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some years in bad ringing order, which was made worse by their being touche=
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unskilful hands....." An early swipe at G&J whose first efforts with th=
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seem to have been none too successful. Note that when Mears rehung them on =
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occasion, they fitted a very differenty sort of cast-iron stock to the teno=
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retain the canons using traditional supporting ironwork.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT color=3D#ff0000>There's a picture of=
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color=3D#ff0000>http://london.lovesguide.com/mary_le_bow_first.htm</FONT></=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>David</FONT><FONT face=3DA=
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