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"David Bryant" 
<davidbryant@h=
...>=20
wrote:
>
> "Before I unsubscribe from Bell Historians [things=
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getting rather 
too tetchy for my taste], I may be able to help with y=
our=20
quest.  I 
probably ought to have noticed this information in an=
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earlier e-mail 
but what format would you like photos in and have you =
any=20
specific 
type of inscription/decoration in mind? And, for that matter=
, do=20
you 
only require lettering or are decorations also of interest? =
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Perhaps 
this is a silly question.  If you had wanted decorations=
you=20
would 
not have asked for inscriptions.  I feel another belittlin=
g=20
coming 
on, but I am trying to help.  I really am."
> 
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Anything along these lines really - I just want a variety of 
decent=20
pictures for the website.
> 
> I don't belittle people trying=
to=20
help. My recent criticism was 
about the doom-and-gloom merchants who =
were=20
commenting adversely on 
the situation regarding a tower with which I =
am=20
very much involved 
(and they are not) without knowing the full facts,=
and=20
without even 
properly reading the information which I pointed them to=
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before 
commenting. I regarded their comments as criticising what has =
been=20

done locally about the bells. It has been a difficult and very 
un=
usual=20
situation, and local ringers (and David Potter in 
particular) have do=
ne=20
the best possible in the circumstances. I 
posted the information whic=
h I=20
did to inform people, not to provoke 
a flood of veiled criticism.
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> "I have several close ups of inscriptions/decorations on the=20

original and newly cast bells at Kirkby Malham, including the coat of=20
arms of Queen Elizabeth 1st."
> 
> Those would be great -=20
thanks.
> 
> David

You really are taking our collectiv=
e=20
comments far too seriously. No 
one wants to see the bells unrung and =
we=20
will be fascinated to see 
how the difficulties will be overcome. In t=
he N=20
East we have similar 
situations with one or 2 towers and they have to=
be=20
worked on by the 
right people with the right people skills to try to =
solve=20
the 
obstacles. Your situation with the restaurant ring is unique and=
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poses unique difficulties due to the hours a restaurant works unless=
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the ringing can form a cabaret. Keep us=20
posted.

David