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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>See also RW 26/6/99 p.614</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>GAD</FONT></DIV>
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m:</B>=20
<A title=3Ddcawley@w...=20
href=3D"mailto:dcawley@w...">David Cawley</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 28, 2005 3:2=
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PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians]=20
Madrid</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>S. E. Tower: A ring of 8 tenor 36 1/2", =
about=20
8-cwt in Ab, originally hung for full circle ringing. When RWMC examined =
in=20
1956, he found, inter alia the 3rd clapper in the 7th and the 5th clapper=
in=20
the tenor (and the 3rd and 5th without), and wheels survived only on 2, 4=
and=20
6. 5th headstock split, tenor stock decayed, gudgeons and bearings pretty=
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poor. Frame on one level, massive timbers but timber by window openings=20
decayed. Ringing accomodation chaotic!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>N. E. Tower: A chime of 11 bass 45" abou=
t 15-cwt=20
in F. No clappers, and all the original hammers gone and the sunsequent=20
electrical clappers removed. Remains of chime barrell in base of=20
tower.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The only bell which was in use at the ti=
me was=20
the bass bell of the chime</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>which had an iron ball on a rope in lieu=
of the=20
clapper.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All inscribed CAST BY IOHN WARNER AND SO=
NS LONDON=20
1882 / (Franciscan cross) / IGELSIA DE SAN FRANCISCO / 1882.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ranald subsequently wrote an illustrated=
article=20
for the comic, which appeared in the issue of 14.12.56 pp 793-4. Canon=20
Felstead subsequently wrtoe to Ranald giving details of an article on the=
=20
bells which Warners had put in the Bell News, Vo. 1, p.327 - fortunately=
=20
copying it out in extenso, and giving an account of the tuition they were=
=20
giving.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ranald's visit was 49 years ago - perhap=
s it is=20
time someone else had a look at them!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>DLC</FONT></DIV>
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rom:</B>=20
<A title=3Dmichael@i...=20
href=3D"mailto:michael@i...">Michael Wilby</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
title=3Dbellhistorians@yahoogroups.com=20
href=3D"mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogrou=
ps.com</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 28, 2005 2=
:08=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Madri=
d</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT><BR>Can anyone provide details of the 8 in=20
Madrid?<BR><BR>M.<BR><BR><BR><BR></TT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY>=
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