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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't know what became of them, or even where
they went, but I may be able to tentatively add a little bit about them.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The bells for St.Petersburgh are listed in the
early printed Whitechapel catalogues as 7 bells, tenor 17 cwt. The position in
the list (sandwiched between datable entries in roughly date order) suggests
that they were cast by Thomas Lester in 1747. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The old "peals book" at Whitechapel includes
details of a set of seven bells, the largest 16-3-0, for "Langley Bradley". The
entry is undated, and there is no indication of the place. Bradley was a
noted clockmaker, still alive in 1747, and it is my conjecture that the
bells in the "peals book" were for a clock he made for St.
Petersburg. No proof, but an avenue worth exploring</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bryn Hodgson of the Antiquarian Horological Society
has written some excellent articles in Langley Bradley in recent years. I'm
pretty sure there isn't a clock in Britain that can be readily associated with
these bells, but I don't know if Bryn has explored the St.Petersburg possibility
that I suggested to him a while ago.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was looking at an illustrated book about
St.Petersburg only the other day - a very beautiful city with many buildings of
this period. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Unable to check full details from here - but this
is the gist of it</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CP</FONT></DIV>
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