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I notice that Dreweatt Neate auctioneers have got a bell coming up in
their Bristol (Apsley Rd) Clock Sale on 17th April:<br><br>
Here is the catalogue entry:<br><br>
Lot 149<br><br>
"A rare cast turret clock/church bell Bilbie, Cullompton, dated 1807
The exterior with ring decoration and inscribed DAN'L BARBER ESQ 1807,
BILBIE CULLOMPTON FECIT beneath cast suspension loops, 42cm high, 45cm
diameter. This bell was cast by Thomas Castleman Bilbie who is recorded
in Moore, Rice & Hucker Bilbie and The Chew Valley Clockmakers as
working in Cullompton 1781-1814. He was invited by Cullompton
churchwardens to make a new clock for the church in 1811 for which he
charged 55-0-0.<br>
<b>Est. £300 - 400" <br><br>
</b>There is a photo of the bell on the website:
<a href="http://www.dfna.com/" eudora="autourl">www.dfna.com<br><br>
</a>The last (Whitechapel) bell I saw at a Dreweatt's Sale in Newbury
last year only went for around £300, which I thought was pretty good
value (wished I had made a bid for it subsequently!!)<br><br>
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RAL<br><br>
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At 14:38 29/03/2007, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font size=2>Indeed. It is still
sending out Richard Offen's Message re the sad news of Andre Lehrs's
passing (12 times) and numerous duplications of Ringing at St Peter's at
14.15!<br>
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<font size=2>D<br>
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<dd>----- Original Message -----
<dd>From:
<a href="mailto:combineharvestersam@o76uURhYiGlMtnjDjE65LexS0FTHyhfmgWFKRqhZCiJL3gHMoKUMiZ7F65Pt5V6gKL5_P9npnr5lZuPpy7RNiGQ94Mn2Zg.yahoo.invalid">combineharvestersam</a>
<dd>To: <a href="mailto:LRC@yahoogroups.com">LRC@yahoogroups.com</a>
<dd>Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 11:21 AM
<dd>Subject: [LRC] Yahoo<br>
<dd>I think Yahoo is duplicating some messages; not just this group but
<dd>I've recieved a copy of a message on "Bell Historians"
eleven times.<br>
<dd>Hopefully it will sort itself out soon.<br>
<dd>Aye<br>
<dd>Sam<br><br>
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