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<DIV>The tower had a belfry level added to put the bells in. They are in th=
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strengthened Mallaby frame of 1873, with a two S Smith bells by=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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title=3Ddavidbryant@h...>David Bryant</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 03, 2005 =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians]=20
Mallaby</DIV>
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<DIV>I don't know if this is relevant. No date available on=20
source.<BR><BR>Extract from Sermon preached by Revd W C Lukis at the=20
rededication of West <BR>Tanfield bells,<BR><BR>"..Mr Mallaby, who had so=
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admirably performed the work". "Ringers should be <BR>on ground floor,=20
unfortunately the bequest by the late rector had the <BR>condition that=20
ringers should be upstairs with outside access."<BR><BR>Lukis's notebook =
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three bells, all by S S Ebor, 1695, 1724, 1685.<BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#ff0000>The present ring are a mixture of Smith and Wa=
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bells. They were rehung by Whitechapel in about 1980, probably in the old=
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frame although I haven't been up to the bells to confirm this. The=20
ringing chamber is till upstairs with outside access - just as well; give=
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height of the bells from the ground, they wouldn't be easy if rung from t=
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ground floor</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#ff0000>West Tanfield is of course prime Mallaby terri=
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it is only a few miles from Masham.</FONT></DIV>
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