------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C5D2EE.ADCC8B80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit So much for that idea! But I'm glad to know where the Deaf Hill bells came from. Peter -----Original Message----- From: bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Chris Pickford Sent: 16 October 2005 20:30 To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Sunderland Bells I imagine GAD would have replied to this is he's been around. Taylors records refer to 1950 Deaf Hill cum Langdale Church, Trimdon. Durham 4 bells 4 cwt Possibly there are only four (not five). Or the fifth desn't belong to the set CP ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Rivet To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 12:20 PM Subject: RE: [Bell Historians] Sunderland Bells It's occurred to me that Monkwearmouth, Ven Bede could be linked to something else in George Elphick's notes on bells in the Durham Diocese: Deaf Hill, St Paul 1-5 No dimensions given c.1946? Deaf Hill is one of a cluster of small ex-mining villages at Trimdon. It has never appeared in Dove. The OS map shows a church, but without a tower (NZ380361). This, and the fact that George Elphick wasn't able to inspect them properly, suggests a clock chime in a spirelet with a lightish hour bell - pretty much what seems to have existed at Monkwearmouth. So it is just possible that the bells were transferred to Deaf Hill when the church closed. If somebody on this e-list is based in East Durham, perhaps they could go and have a look? Peter -----Original Message----- From: Peter Rivet [mailto:peter@...] Sent: 15 October 2005 22:52 To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Bell Historians] Sunderland Bells George Elphick doesn't mention it either, so I can only assume that this church had disappeared before he did his survey work. I've checked the 1953 edition of Pevsner as well as the 1983 revised one but as you say there is no mention of it. Peter ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C5D2EE.ADCC8B80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
So=20 much for that idea!  But I'm glad to know where the Deaf Hill bells ca= me=20 from.
 
Peter
-----Original Message-----
From:=20 bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com]= On=20 Behalf Of Chris Pickford
Sent: 16 October 2005=20 20:30
To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re:= =20 [Bell Historians] Sunderland Bells

I imagine GAD would have replied to this= is he's=20 been around. Taylors records refer to
 
1950<= /TD> Deaf Hill cum Langdale Church, Trimdon. Durham 4 bells
 4=20 cwt
 
Possibly there are only four (not five).= Or the=20 fifth desn't belong to the set
 
CP
----- Original Message -----
 
F= rom:=20 Peter=20 Rivet
To: bellhistorians@yahoogrou= ps.com=20
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 1= 2:20=20 PM
Subject: RE: [Bell Historians]=20 Sunderland Bells

It's occurred to me=20 that Monkwearmouth, Ven Bede could be linked=20 to something else in George Elphick's notes on bells in = the=20 Durham Diocese:
 
Deaf Hill, St Paul
 
1-5     No=20 dimensions given     =20 c.1946?
 
Deaf Hill is one of a cluster of small ex-mi= ning=20 villages at Trimdon.  It has never appeared in Dove.&nbs= p;=20 The OS map shows a church, but without a tower (NZ380361).&nb= sp;=20 This, and the fact that George Elphick wasn't able to inspect them=20 properly, suggests a clock chime in a spirelet with a=20 lightish hour bell - pretty much what seems to have existed at=20 Monkwearmouth.  So it is just possible that the bells were=20 transferred to Deaf Hill when the church closed.  If som= ebody=20 on this e-list is based in East Durham, perhaps they could go and have = a=20 look?
 
Peter
 
-----Original Message----- 
From: Peter Rivet= =20 [mailto:peter@...]
Sent: 15 October 2005=20 22:52
To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com
Subject:= RE:=20 [Bell Historians] Sunderland Bells

George Elphick doesn't mention it either, so I can only assu= me that=20 this church had disappeared before he did his survey work.  I've= =20 checked the 1953 edition of Pevsner as well as the 1983 revised= =20 one but as you say there is no mention of it. =20
 
Peter
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