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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No, Andrew, there isn't a definitive history of the
Rudhall family and foundry. There are numerous partial accounts, some containing
useful fresh (previously unpublished) information but more often regurgitating
older and sometimes inaccurate writings. </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>As I
intimated in my posting the other day (and in earlier ones, as I recall) I've
done a vast amount of research on the Rudhalls over the past thirty years or
more, and there's certainly material for a book. But it's one of my many
unfinished projects, I'm afraid - and it's not at the top of the list for
completion. Give me long enough ...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That said, I am hoping to include a section on the
Rudhalls - though not a full history - in the book I'm currently researching for
the Swan Bells Foundation, which will include a fairly detailed account of the
bells of St Martin-in-the-Fields in their historical context. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not wanting to "shoo off" anyone else wanting to do
something. Just keen to avoid people covering ground that has been covered, even
if unpublished. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Chris P</FONT><!--End group email --></DIV></BODY></HTML>