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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Worryingly, I understand that the church is
redundant. One can but hope that the Diocese is taking the matter of the older
bell a little more seriously than I was led to believe was the case earlier this
year.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Neil.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 07, 2006 5:05
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Re: St Chad's
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<P><BR><BR>Cheetham, Church Bells of Lancashire-<BR>1. Nicholas Fenwick Esqr.
H. Croft. T: Sweetlove Wardens 1727 Luke <BR>Ashton of Wigan Fecit 18.5"<BR>2.
ANNO . DNI. M.CC.NONOG.V (inverted)1, 21"<BR><BR>The larger bell is England's
oldest dated bell 1296.<BR><BR>There are about two pages of text about
them.<BR><BR>--- In <A
href="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@<WBR>yahoogroups.<WBR>com</A>,
matthewhigby@<WBR>... wrote:<BR>><BR>> Has anyone got any information on
the above bells?? I know that one <BR>is very <BR>> old but that's about
it.<BR>> <BR>> Matthew<BR>> <BR>> Matthew Higby & Company
Ltd,<BR>> Church Bell Engineers,<BR>> Jasmine Cottage,<BR>> The
Street,<BR>> Chilcompton,<BR>> Bath,<BR>> BA3 4HN.<BR>> <BR>>
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