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> 18th (and very early 19th) century Whitechapel bells have a very great pr=
opensity for cracking.
Are the staple roots square in section with the consequent likelihood of cr=
acking at the corners? Bilbie bells have horrible rectangular roots deeply =
embedded in the crown - Several years ago, I assisted a bellhanger in diggi=
ng the large roots out of the crown of the Bilbie 11th at St Mary's in Taun=
ton. Having seen these, I'm surprised that crown cracks are not a frequent =
problem with Bilbie bells - it doesn't seem to be a common problem, though.
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bellhanger in digging the large roots out of the crown of the Bilbie 1=
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at St Mary's in Taunton. Having seen these, I'm surprised that crown cracks=
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David
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