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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>The late Richard Stevens visited in 2003,
and he gave me (via a third party) the following comments:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS">The bells at St Kew were originally a ring of six by
John Rudhall of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Gloucester</st1:place></st1:City>, dated 1818. Various recastings have
taken place, as follows -</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR></SPAN><TT><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS">1. Tenor recast by C &
G Mears – 1845 [since recast again by <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Taylor</st1:place></st1:City> 1931]</FONT></SPAN></TT><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR></SPAN><TT><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS">2. Third recast by Mears
& Stainbank - 1869</FONT></SPAN></TT><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR></SPAN><TT><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS">3. 4th & 5th recast by
Llewellins & James - 1904</FONT></SPAN></TT><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR></SPAN><TT><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS">4. Tenor recast by John
Taylor - 1931.</FONT></SPAN></TT><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR></SPAN><TT><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS">The bells have no canons, and are hung on wooden
headstocks in the metal frame supplied by Llewellins & James in
1904</FONT></SPAN></TT></DIV>
<DIV><TT><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS"></FONT></SPAN></TT> </DIV>
<DIV><TT><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS">Can't vouch for it 100%, but this looks reasonable to
me. Can confirm the M&S recasting of the third in 1869. In addition, John
Rudhall recast the tenor in 1831 - but this is now only of historical interest
since the bell has been recast twice more since then</FONT></SPAN></TT></DIV>
<DIV><TT><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS"></FONT></SPAN></TT> </DIV>
<DIV><TT><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS">CP</FONT></SPAN></TT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 02, 2007 11:48
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] St Kew</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks to all for the information so far re Fen Ditton.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Does anyone know for sure the details of the bells at St. Kew,
Cornwall?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Dove Online and the National Bells Register have the 3rd as C & G
Mears 1845 and the 4th & 5th as John Rudhall 1818.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Andrew Bull's Cornwall list has the 3rd as Mears & Stainbank 1869 and
the 4th & 5th as Llewellins & James 1904.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Which version is correct?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I notice that Dunkin listed the then 3rd as M&S 1869 and the then
tenor as CGM 1845.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>A brief history of the bells here would also be very welcome, if anyone
has the details.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>PD</DIV>
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