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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There is a photograph of the new 1911 teno=
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50-0-21) - flat headed and bolted to a well-shouldered cast-iron stock in t=
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1911 and 1920 Mears catalogues.</FONT></DIV>
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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=
r=20
some years in bad ringing order, which was made worse by their being touche=
d by=20
unskilful hands....." An early swipe at G&J whose first efforts with th=
em=20
seem to have been none too successful. Note that when Mears rehung them on =
this=20
occasion, they fitted a very differenty sort of cast-iron stock to the teno=
r, to=20
retain the canons using traditional supporting ironwork.</FONT></DIV>
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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=3Ddickon.love@a...>LOVE, Dickon</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com>bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A>=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 21, 2005 9:2=
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AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Bell Historians]=20
Southwark</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>DJB:<BR>"Does anybody know when the canons were remove=
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from the bells at Southwark<BR>Cathedral? This is not clear from the towe=
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website - which is excellent and<BR>would serve as a very good exemplar f=
or=20
anyone designing a tower website."<BR> <BR>JS:<BR>"The bells were t=
aken=20
down during WW2 and not rehung until ( I think) 1947.<BR>It may well be t=
hat=20
the canons were removed prior to that rehanging. "<BR><BR>I think it is m=
ore=20
likely that they were removed in 1910 when the back 6<BR>received cast ir=
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headstocks and the front 6 new elm headstocks. After the<BR>war they were=
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cleaned, tuned and rehung with new gudgeons and ball bearings,<BR>but (I=
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understand) the same headstocks.<BR><BR>Source: ASCY Website (so it must =
be=20
right!).<BR><BR>DrL<BR><BR><BR>__________________________________________=
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