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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And, of course, the restoration (i.e. recovery of
the iron 6-bell JT H-frame, fittings and rehanging the four
bells) at Alexton, Leicestershire, last year was part of the Order in Council
which empowered the Trust to recover all items which had been removed without
Faculty since regular worship at the church ceased. In the bells case it had
meant a 10-year alienation in a remote barn in the countryside, along with the
frame and fittings. They were in a bit of a state and Nicholas Meadwell carried
out an excellent restoration when we had revocered them.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>DLC</FONT> </DIV>
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<A title=neil.tcct@0WoISBSXNYP0d---DC9VaL2D0Wu5KqIlWhdpXivJRUS5Nn-Au20mjhUDB45tDcZlBdVqV2X8NkXSW65XzZttlWYJ6O1tWtY.yahoo.invalid href="mailto:neil.tcct@6_3lt4dE-Hb_FGUijPucBJ5-jW0uhEWUaZrYuM_vwjLFl-DwWy5ZKFO4LUFiBACn8QIKsF0Vk3cW3CCh.yahoo.invalid">Neil
Skelton</A> </DIV>
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href="mailto:nabbers@yahoogroups.com">nabbers@yahoogroups.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A
title=bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com
href="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 25, 2008 1:30
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Re: [nabbers]
3 bell restoration</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What Colin did not explain is that the church at
Stirchley is redundant and maintained by The Churches Conservation Trust. Now
before all on this list start thinking that the Trust has begun restoring
bells in its churches, I should explain that this church
was</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> originally destined to be maintained
and used by Telford & Wrekin Council. Having accepted the
building, the Council decided not to proceed with the its proposed
use. However, it agreed to fund the repairs it would have carried out to the
church once it had vested in the Trust. The original repair programme
included the bells.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hope that this makes clear the unusual
situation in this case and why the Trust will not be restoring to full-circle
ringing all of the bells currently unringable in its churches.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Neil Skelton.</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A
title=colin@X7sTHTkmPM8-nzNYojs7FWJscmQCAC5hafdIej9UBPU3--Zu1RGzsSwLaCPNlcCo5u-sFZVeZlCd_pT-OOz75aRlpsD06Q.yahoo.invalid href="mailto:colin@Ol9NjPlCXuElqnHxCOjSrNgiBwpDopFOoes8Bp22c26JxMcJRsDtTH5xXwGPcx3RF77yw70a9PW7gjCACYA.yahoo.invalid">Colin
Turner</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nabbers@yahoogroups.com
href="mailto:nabbers@yahoogroups.com">nabbers@yahoogroups<WBR>.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A
title=bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 20, 2008 9:46
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [nabbers] 3 bell
restoration</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=655352509-20012008>I
recently had the pleasure of ringing on the restored three bells at
Stirchley, Shropshire. The work here was carried out by Matthew Higby et al,
and rather unusually resulted in the bells being reinstated for full circle
ringing. The last time I heard of this being done was at Downhead, Somerset,
where the work was carried out by, er Matthew Higby.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=655352509-20012008>This is a most refreshing change, as nowadays
most "restorations" of lesser numbers involve hanging the bells dead or
fitting them with levers. I appreciate the additional cost involved in
a complete rehang, but often wonder that after an initial burst of
enthusiasm following conversion to chiming, how many towers with three lever
chimed bells actually use all three bells each week? I've not heard of many
active chiming bands, so my guess is that in most places a single bell is
used briefly before the service. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=655352509-20012008>So what has been
achieved? In a lot of cases nothing, a single bell that was chimed
anyway, is still heard once a week. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=655352509-20012008>Does anybody have any thoughts - or hopefully
evidence to counter my musings?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=655352509-20012008>Colin </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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