------=_NextPart_000_005B_01C57269.3AC1F750 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I don't think so. When I was Bristol DAC adviser, I was fairly certain that= we managed to confine "canned" bells to Christ Church, Clifton, and Holy T= rinity, Kingswood. I cannot remember others off hand. The Diocese did try to provide Swindon's new churches with (often secondhan= d) bells. For example, the one at Shaw came from St Nathanael, Cotham; that= at Penhill came from the church at Eisey. And so forth. And some are new. = The only 'artificial stone' turret I can think of is at St Saviour's, and t= his was tenanted ten years ago by a small Warner bell, whilst another small= Warner bell was on the floor waiting to supplant it. I wonder if it St Ald= helm's church (on the site of St Paul's, demolished) ~ a building replete w= ith every gimmick of ugliness which the 60's could provide, is the one. I h= ave found no bell there - but no turret either! DLC=20=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Anne Willis=20 To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com=20 Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 9:40 PM Subject: [Bell Historians] alternative to bells Does this still exist? Swindon 'New Church'. A building in Southbrook Street in which an el= ectric gramophone is provided for bell-ringing, the loudspeakers being placed in= a small artificial stone turret at the west end. Anne ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- 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_005B_01C57269.3AC1F750 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I don't think so. When I was Bristol DAC a= dviser, I=20 was fairly certain that we managed to confine "canned" bells to Christ Chur= ch,=20 Clifton, and Holy Trinity, Kingswood. I cannot remember others off=20 hand.
 
The Diocese did try to provide Swindon's n= ew=20 churches with (often secondhand) bells. For example, the one at Shaw came f= rom=20 St Nathanael, Cotham; that at Penhill came from the church at Eisey. And so= =20 forth. And some are new. The only 'artificial stone' turret I can think of = is at=20 St Saviour's, and this was tenanted ten years ago by a small Warner bell, w= hilst=20 another small Warner bell was on the floor waiting to supplant it. I wonder= if=20 it St Aldhelm's church (on the site of St Paul's, demolished) ~ a building= =20 replete with every gimmick of ugliness which the 60's could provide, i= s the=20 one. I have found no bell there - but no turret either!
 
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Fro= m:=20 Anne Wil= lis=20
To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups= .com=20
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 9:4= 0=20 PM
Subject: [Bell Historians] alterna= tive to=20 bells

Does this still exist?

Swindon 'New= =20 Church'.      A building in Southbrook Street in= =20 which an electric
gramophone is provided for bell-ringing, the loudspe= akers=20 being placed in a
small artificial stone turret at the west=20 end.


Anne

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