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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Can't help too much. The two tenors were r=
ecast as=20
stated, the two old bells being cracked. These were broken up in the tower =
and=20
their combined weights were 16-3-24. The trebles were left there and we hav=
e no=20
detail of any new fittings being made for them.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1. 31.5", hum 283, nom 1081</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2. 30.25", hum 265, nom 1011.5</FONT></DIV=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3. 36", JT 1896, 8-2-0, hum 226, fund. 456=
, nom=20
907</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>4. 40.25", JT 1896, 11-3-15, hum 205, fund=
. 399,=20
nom 808</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3 & 4 cast iron headstocks and c=
oeval=20
fittings.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>No mention of other bellhangers so I suspe=
ct it was=20
a JT job.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Andrew</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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href=3D"mailto:davidbryant@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> Saturday, March 19, 2005 4:5=
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PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Re:=
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Whitelackington - Somerset</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2 PT=
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">Does anyone have any information these bells and fra=
me=20
please. I had a look up there earlier this afternoon , and the installati=
on=20
was fascinating . Bells 3 and the tenor are Taylor recasts in 1896 ( or=20
possibly 1898 ). I know that they were last rung in the early 1980's . Fi=
ne=20
tower - room for ten !.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DI=
V>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>Andrew B=
ull and I=20
are compiling a Somerset bells list, but I don't appear to have any detai=
ls of=20
these. Andrew has been through the Taylor records, so I'm surprised that =
if it=20
is a Taylor job we don't have details. Who are the frame / fittings by? I=
f it=20
was a local bellhanger (i.e. probably Thomas Doble of Taunton) that might=
=20
account for us not having the details. Doble did obtain his bells from=20
Taylor's generally, and his frame castings I suspect - these have his nam=
e on=20
but are identical to Taylor ones. The frames are usually composite. Perha=
ps=20
CJND can comment further on Doble's frames.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>David</F=
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