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<DIV><SPAN class=671384816-25042007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
Roman Catholic church does have Ecclesiastical exemption from Listed
Building Consent, on the basis that it has a procedure in place for looking
after its architectural heritage. But in my limited experience - based on
what happened when Lancaster RC Cathedral bells were rehung - it is much more a
matter of obtaining instructions from the competent authority than the faculty
procedure used by the C of E. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><BR><FONT size=2><SPAN class=671384816-25042007><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff>Peter Rivet</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=671384816-25042007> </SPAN>-----Original
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>David
Bryant<BR><B>Sent:</B> 25 April 2007 16:07<BR><B>To:</B>
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Bell Historians] Re:
Alnwick<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
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<P>"I am enquiring of my contacts at the Church Commissioners whether
the<BR>bells were specifically included in the sale. My hunch is that they
were<BR>and would now be subject to RC law, whatever that is."<BR><BR>I don't
believe there's anything approaching the CofE's faculty<BR>jurisdiction,
although as I recall (a bit rusty on this...) the RC<BR>church does have
Ecclesiastical Exemption from secular planning controls<BR><BR>The only other
former CofE church which has been sold to the RC church<BR>and has a ring of
bells which immediately springs to mind is St Leonard,<BR>Malton, which has a
ringable Lester & Pack eight - and surprisingly good<BR>they are
too!<BR><BR>David<BR></P></DIV><!--End group email --></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>