------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C57429.6EE96D80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I saw the bell at St.Michael's, Mount Dinham, on 30 June 1982 and subsequen= tly obtained the weight (26-0-0 is an "exact" weight) from Taylors. It's i= nscribed "JOHN TAYLOR & CO. BELL FOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH 1867.". The diameter= is 51.5" and the note flat of E. It has six canons set hexagonally on the = crown. It has been chimed (clocked, I think, though there is an Ellacombe hammer) = for many years, but still hangs in its original wooden frame with ringing f= ittings. The bell hangs in the south east corner of the tower, to swing nor= th-south. The frame has one pit only. Not sure that the idea this was intended as the tenor of a ring of ten isn'= t a myth that has grown up over the years The other single bell in Exeter I mean to look at some day is the Murphy of= 1884 in the Roman Catholic church in South Street - a 20 cwt slow swinger = according to Pearson Reverting to a previous topic - EH and bellframes - I've not got hold of co= pies of the St.Osyth and Attleborough reports. I need to retract part of my= earlier message, as the Attleborough report does draw extensively on histo= rical advice and interpretation supplied by Paul Cattermole and John Eisel.= It seems to be a very sound study, with excellent illustrations drawing on= photo-survey techniques. However, the main author - Richard Bond - is leav= ing EH shortly CP ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C57429.6EE96D80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I saw the bell at St.Michael's, Mount Dinh= am, on 30=20 June 1982 and subsequently obtained the weight (26-0-0 is an "exact" weight= )=20 from Taylors.  It's inscribed "JOHN TAYLOR & CO. BELL FOUNDERS=20 LOUGHBOROUGH 1867.". The diameter is 51.5" and the note flat of E. It = has=20 six canons set hexagonally on the crown.
 
It has been chimed (clocked, I think, thou= gh there=20 is an Ellacombe hammer) for many years, but still hangs in its origina= l=20 wooden frame with ringing fittings. The bell hangs in the south east c= orner=20 of the tower, to swing north-south. The frame has one pit only.
 
Not sure that the idea this was intended a= s the=20 tenor of a ring of ten isn't a myth that has grown up over the=20 years
 
The other single bell in Exeter I mean to = look at=20 some day is the Murphy of 1884 in the Roman Catholic church in South Street= - a=20 20 cwt slow swinger according to Pearson
 
Reverting to a previous topic - EH and bel= lframes -=20 I've not got hold of copies of the St.Osyth and Attleborough reports. I nee= d to=20 retract part of my earlier message, as the Attleborough report does draw=20 extensively on historical advice and interpretation supplied by Paul Catter= mole=20 and John Eisel. It seems to be a very sound study, with excellent illustrat= ions=20 drawing on photo-survey techniques. However, the main author - Richard= =20 Bond - is leaving EH shortly
 
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