-------------------------------1114291089 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I thought it would be interesting to see what bells are left that would have been rung after the victory at Trafalgar. I have kept it to the old counties of Durham and Northumberland but not included anything less than three. There will be areas of the country that have many more "Trafalgar" bells than Northumbria so lets be sensible about the amount of info please. COUNTY DURHAM Durham Cathedral 3 of 10 1780 Pack & Chapman 4 of 10 1693 Christopher Hodson 5 of 10 1781 Chapman & Mears 7 of 10 1693 Christopher Hodson 8 of 10 1693 Christopher Hodson 9 of 10 1693 Christopher Hodson 10 of 10 1693 Christopher Hodson Durham St Nicholas the back five of the six are an original five all by James Bartlett 1687 Heighington the front three of the six are by an unknown founder circa 1425 Middleton in Teesdale the almost unringable three now rehung as swing chimers by E. & S. 1 of 3 1557 unknown founder 2 of 3 1697 Samuel Smith 1 3 of 3 1780 Pack & Chapman Sedgefield The back four of the present six were all cast by Samuel Smith 1 in 1707. The 1490 tenor of the old five is now only hung for swing chiming. Interestingly Samuel Smith also cast a tenor bell to make up the six but there was a disagreement over the price and the bell was never hung and to my understanding it was unloaded at Northallerton. The old oak frame of 1707 was for six. NORTHUMBERLAND Newcastle Cathedral three of the pre 1892 eight are left but could only be chimed. 1 William Dawe 1385-1418 2 & 3 by same unknown founder at Heighington circa 1425 North Shields 4,5,6,7,& 8 of the 10 are all by William & Thomas Mears 1787 Berwick upon Tweed 1 of 8 1754 T Lester & T Pack 3 of 8 1754 T Lester & T Pack 4 of 8 1754 T Lester & T Pack 5 of 8 1759 T Lester & T Pack this bell was the old 9th from Stourbridge 6 of 8 1759 T Lester & T Pack this bell was the old 10th from Stourbridge 8 of 8 1754 T Lester & T Pack Howard E. J. Smith. -------------------------------1114291089 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I thought it would be interesting to see what bells are left that woul= d=20 have been rung after the victory at Trafalgar. I have kept it to the old=20 counties of Durham and Northumberland but not included anything less than t= hree.=20 There will be areas of the country that have many more "Trafalgar" bells th= an=20 Northumbria so lets be sensible about the amount of info please.
COUNTY DURHAM
Durham Cathedral
3  of =20 10     1780    Pack &=20 Chapman
4  of  10    =20 1693    Christopher Hodson
5  of  10    =20 1781    Chapman & Mears
7  of  10    =20 1693    Christopher Hodson
8  of  10    =20 1693    Christopher Hodson
9 =20 of  10     1693    C= hristopher=20 Hodson
10 of=20 10     1693    Christopher=20 Hodson
 
Durham St Nicholas
the back five of the six are an original five all by James Bartlett=20 1687
 
Heighington
the front three of the six are by an unknown founder circa 1425
 
Middleton in Teesdale
the almost unringable three now rehung as swing chimers by E. &=20 S.
1 of 3    1557    unknown=20 founder
2 of 3    1697    Samuel Smith= =20 1
3 of 3    1780    Pack &=20 Chapman
 
Sedgefield
The back four of the present six were all cast by Samuel Smith 1 in 17= 07.=20 The 1490 tenor of the old five is now only hung for swing chiming. Interest= ingly=20 Samuel Smith also cast a tenor bell to make up the six but there was a=20 disagreement over the price and the bell was never hung and to my understan= ding=20 it was unloaded at Northallerton. The old oak frame of 1707 was for six.
 
NORTHUMBERLAND
 
Newcastle Cathedral
three of the pre 1892 eight are left but could only be chimed.
1    William Dawe    =20 1385-1418
2 & 3 by same unknown founder at Heighington circa 1425
 
North Shields
4,5,6,7,& 8 of the 10 are all by William & Thomas Mears 1787
 
Berwick upon Tweed
1 of 8    1754    T Lester &am= p; T=20 Pack
3 of 8    1754    T Lester &am= p; T=20 Pack
4 of 8    1754    T Lester &am= p; T=20 Pack
5 of 8    1759    T Lester &am= p; T=20 Pack    this bell was the old 9th from Stourbridge
6 of 8    1759    T Lester &am= p; T=20 Pack    this bell was the old 10th from Stourbridge
8 of 8    1754    T Lester &am= p; T=20 Pack
 
Howard E. J. Smith.    
 
 
 
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