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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Thanks for suggestions on this. I'd
thought of Freemasonry, but (until it was suggested here) I'd missed the obvious
one - Astrology. Really should have spotted it, since my late mother studied
astrology in some depth and became quite an expert. No jokes about my ancestry,
please!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Basically, it seems that the symbols are
as follows:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2> (Sagittarius) (Sextile
- meaning two objects 60 degrees apart) : (Sagittarius) (Libra) : (Opposition -
meaning two objects on opposite sides) (Gemini) : (Scorpio)
(Gemini)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>But that only identifies the symbols, not
the meaning or significance of it all. It seems possible that these are
the signs of the zodiac for four couples - but there are only three names in the
main inscription.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Any further ideas - or suggestions of
people to ask (do we know any ringing astrologers?) - would be
welcome</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Strange to find this on a church bell -
especially since in the course of some web delving I found a recent report of a
vicar banning a lecture on astrology in his church hall because astrology is in
conflict with the Christian view of the universe</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>CP</FONT></DIV>
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