>From the Old North Website:<br>
<h3>"The eight bells of Old North (<em>with inscriptions</em>) are: </h3>
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<dt> <pre>Bell 1 (Treble) F 5 cwt 2 qrs 4 lbs<br></pre> </dt><dd>
<em>Abel Rudhall, of Glocester, cast us all, Anno 1744.</em> </dd><dt> <pre>Bell 2 E 5 cwt 2 qrs 6 lbs<br></pre> </dt><dd>
<em>Since generosity has opened our mouths, our tongues shall ring
aloud its praise. 1744.</em> </dd><dt> <pre>Bell 3 D 6 cwt 1 qrs 3 lbs<br></pre> </dt><dd>
<em>The subscription for these bells was begun by John Hannmock and
Robert Temple, Church Wardens, Anno 1743; completed by Robert Jenkins
and John Gould, church Wardens, Anno 1744.</em> </dd><dt> <pre>Bell 4 C 7 cwt 1 qrs 3 lbs<br></pre> </dt><dd>
<em>William Shirley, Esq., Governor of the Massachusetts Bay, in New
England. Anno 1744.</em> </dd><dt> <pre>Bell 5 B flat 7 cwt 1 qrs 21 lbs<br></pre> </dt><dd>
<em>God preserve the Church of England. 1744.</em> </dd><dt> <pre>Bell 6 A 8 cwt 1 qrs 24 lbs<br></pre> </dt><dd>
<em>We are the first ring of bells cast for the British Empire in
North America. A.R. 1744. </em> </dd><dt> <pre>Bell 7 G 10 cwt 2 qrs 24 lbs<br></pre> </dt><dd>
<em>This Church was founded in the year 1723. Timothy Cutler, DD, the first
Rector, A.R. 1744.</em> </dd><dt> <pre>Bell 8 (Tenor) F 13 cwt 3 qrs 5 lbs<br></pre> </dt><dd>
<em>This peal of eight bells is the gift of a number of generous persons
to Christ Church, in Boston, N.E. Anno 1744. A.R. "</em> </dd>
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cheers<br>
mew<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/14/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Peter Rivet</b> <<a href="mailto:peter@kxFcMsdv33dCo-eUlMyE1spT-s90baWBt47jZ3Bhs8l_xE_Bd2HFbEtYxKifpvi2DbKY3GFCgOrLrH3rEbA.yahoo.invalid">peter@Mmp8syR_Yvsb09iZCYPMEQmQh-f0tdF3pA7TvlgHLigL32NFgVcoMwJc0mTDhUH-mmTo2qjqym-pkVw.yahoo.invalid</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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</p><div><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">When
Fred Sharpe wrote up Herefordshire bells he commented that complete rings of
bells by the Rudhalls were becoming rare, and Mary Bliss in her
Gloucestershire book notes that the back six at Prestbury (Abel Rudhall
1748) are the only complete ring by him remaining in the Diocese.
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<div><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">However they are by no means extinct. Near Lancaster we have
complete Rudhall rings at </font></span><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Cockerham
(6) which are all Abel Rudhall 1748 and </font></span><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Melling (6) which
are Abel Rudhall 1753-4. We also have the back six of the
eight at Hornby, which were cast at the Gloucester foundry during the period
when it was under Francis Tyler's management in 1761. </font></span></div>
<div><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">And at Boston (Mass) the eight at Old North Church are as I
understand it still a complete Abel Rudhall eight of 1744.</font></span></div>
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<div><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Peter
Rivet</font></span></div>
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<div align="left" dir="ltr"><font face="Tahoma" size="2">-----Original Message-----<br><b>From:</b>
<a href="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:bellhistori" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">bellhistori</a><a href="mailto:ans@yahoogroups.com">
ans@yahoogroups.com</a>]<b>On
Behalf Of </b>Mike Chester<br><b>Sent:</b> 14 November 2006
09:45<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Bell
Historians] Rudhall Rings<br><br></font></div>
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<p>The Hawarden website says that they are the only complete Rudhall <br>ring.
I find this surprising for some reason. Is this claim true, <br>based on being
a ring by one Rudhall only?<br><br>Mike<br><br></p></div></blockquote>
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