------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C5321C.2D6CB820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I thought it was the steel six from Stainland (about three miles from Sower= by Bridge) that were bought by Andy Thornton Antiques. I seem to remember s= omeone telling me that they had seen them at the dealer's showroom, but tha= t is probably at least ten years ago. I hadn't realised that the Sowerby Br= idge bells went there as well.=20 JT ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Simon Adams=20 To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com=20 Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 12:44 PM Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Sowerby Bridge The bells themselves were bought by an architectural antiques dealer near= Elland and they lay around in a yard alongside his premises. Where are they now? Simon ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Cawley=20 To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com=20 Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 12:28 PM Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Sowerby Bridge There certainly wasn't 15 years ago. It had been cleared out from floor= to tower roof, and there was no trace whatever of the bell installation. I= think there was a striking clock - but with nothing to strike on. Very muc= h a case of Old Mother Hubbard Went to Sowerby Bridge Cupboard Looking to find a steel ring When she got there The cupboard was bare And even the clock coudn't ding. What excruciating stuff! Happy Easter all DLC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Bryant=20 To: Bell Historians=20 Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 11:36 AM Subject: [Bell Historians] Sowerby Bridge I passed through Sowerby Bridge on the train yesterday. Is the church= which formerly had the steel eight the one which can be seen fairly close = to the railway line on the right-hand side coming from the Halifax directio= n, just before reaching Sowerby Bridge station? Is there anything in the to= wer now? David Yahoo! Groups Sponsor=20 ADVERTISEMENT =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20=20=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bellhistorians/ =20=20=20=20=20=20 b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: bellhistorians-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com =20=20=20=20=20=20 c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service= .=20 ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C5321C.2D6CB820 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I thought it was the steel six from Stainl= and=20 (about three miles from Sowerby Bridge) that were bought by Andy Thornton=20 Antiques. I seem to remember someone telling me that they had seen them at = the=20 dealer's showroom, but that is probably at least ten years ago. I hadn't=20 realised that the Sowerby Bridge bells went there as well.
 
JT
----- Original Message -----
Fro= m:=20 Simon Adams
To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups= .com=20
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 12:= 44=20 PM
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Sow= erby=20 Bridge

The bells themselves were bought by an=20 architectural antiques dealer near Elland and they lay around in a yard=20 alongside his premises.
 
Where are they now?
 
Simon
----- Original Message -----
F= rom:=20 David Cawley
To: bellhistorians@yahoogrou= ps.com=20
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 1= 2:28=20 PM
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] S= owerby=20 Bridge

There certainly wasn't 15 years ago. I= t had=20 been cleared out from floor to tower roof, and there was no trace whate= ver=20 of the bell installation. I think there was a striking clock - but with= =20 nothing to strike on. Very much a case of
 
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to Sowerby Bridge Cupboard=
Looking to find a steel ring
When she got there
The cupboard was bare
And even the clock coudn't ding.
 
What excruciating stuff!
 
Happy Easter all
 
DLC
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 David Bryant
To: Bell Historians
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005= 11:36=20 AM
Subject: [Bell Historians] Sow= erby=20 Bridge

I passed through Sowerby Bridge on t= he train=20 yesterday. Is the church which formerly had the steel eight the one w= hich=20 can be seen fairly close to the railway line on the right-hand side c= oming=20 from the Halifax direction, just before reaching Sowerby Bridge stati= on?=20 Is there anything in the tower now?
 
David



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