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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=938431720-12122006><FONT
color=#0000ff> To complete the Greenock picture, the 1889 bells were by
Gillett & Co.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=938431720-12122006>The church was built as Greenock Free Middle church
(see: <A
href="http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/Economic_Development/index.php?module=article&view=292">http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/Economic_Development/index.php?module=article&view=292</A>),
and as such received in 1889 six bells from Gillett & Co, details of which
have been kindly provided by Alan Buswell:</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=938431720-12122006><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=938431720-12122006><FONT>1174 </FONT></SPAN>
39 1/2" 1<SPAN class=938431720-12122006>0 </SPAN>-2-23 <SPAN
class=938431720-12122006> G </SPAN>. All 1889<SPAN
class=938431720-12122006> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=938431720-12122006> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=938431720-12122006> </SPAN>1178, 36" 8-2-24
A<SPAN class=938431720-12122006> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=938431720-12122006> </SPAN>1179, 33"
7-1-9 B<SPAN
class=938431720-12122006> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=938431720-12122006> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=938431720-12122006> </SPAN>1180. 31"
5-2-8 C<SPAN class=938431720-12122006> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT><SPAN
class=938431720-12122006> </SPAN>1181, 28"
4-3-25 E<SPAN
class=938431720-12122006> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT><SPAN
class=938431720-12122006> </SPAN></FONT>1175, 29"
4-2-20 D All May be Cast weights. <SPAN
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color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=938431720-12122006><FONT
color=#0000ff>In 1911 they were augmented to eight by adding a treble &
tenor bell, and replacing the 4th bell with a new one. Clearly the sound
from the tower was less than satisfactory with 5 old style bells and 3 new
style</FONT> <FONT color=#0000ff>ones so in 1913 the chime was
'modernised' by replacing all the 1889 bells, tuning the treble of 8 down
to become the second of 8 and providing a new treble (Bell 2742) as well as the
flat second (bell 2743). [See AAJB's recent email giving details of the 1911/13
work]. The rest is, as they say
'history'.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=938431720-12122006>Jeorge</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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