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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=592131417-21012008>Any risk has realistic to
be of interest to an insurer.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=592131417-21012008></SPAN><SPAN
class=592131417-21012008></SPAN>I<SPAN class=592131417-21012008>f there is no
case where a fire has occurred and bells being up has contributed to the
insurance loss, then there is no case for a statement like that.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=592131417-21012008>There have been enough
church fires for real data to be available making conjecture (like that below)
pointless.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=592131417-21012008>It is about as likely as
up bells catching burning debris and preventing fire spreading
downwards. </SPAN><BR></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Andrew
Aspland<BR><B>Sent:</B> 21 January 2008 17:06<BR><B>To:</B>
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians]
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<DIV><SPAN class=251505216-21012008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Not
history but would the learned list care to comment on this quote from an
Ecclesiaistical Insurance Senior Underwriter:</FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN
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<DIV><BR><SPAN class=251505216-21012008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>"The reasons that we prefer that the bells are left in the 'down'
position are as follows:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=251505216-21012008></SPAN><SPAN class=251505216-21012008><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>"1. From the material damage point of view, if
the bells are left in the 'up' position and a fire actually gets up into
the tower above the bells, then debris will fall down into the bells themselves,
rather than just bounce off them and fall to the
ground.</FONT> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=251505216-21012008></SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=251505216-21012008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>"Then,
the weight of the debris and the bells combined could cause serious damage not
only to the bells but also potentially damage the bell frame, if not to the
structure of the tower itself, and bearing in mind that you have quite a lot of
bells then it could prove a real danger to the structure of your
church."</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=251505216-21012008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>This
sounds like the idea of someone who has no idea of what it is like in a bell
tower - and the last paragraph describes such a disasterous scenario that the
bells being up or down would have little bearing on the matter.
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size=2>Andrew</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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