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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, Neil, for letting us know on this
list, to which Christopher was in more robust days a wise and
witty contributor, whose friendship, knowledge and fun we will all miss.
His last postcard to me was at the end of July and was still full of life and
hope - "Bashing on with Wiltshire" . ' Bell Books seem to be coming fast
and furious' he observed (he'd just received my Channel Islands one) - and 'they
are such a pleasure to have'. There will be many, many stories of 'encounters
with Dalton' - not least in "Tales from the London Crypt". Sometimes the
encounter was sharp and to the point, but there was no malice in him. How we
shall miss that mischievous twinkle. He would say 'rubbish' to a claim that
we are the poorer for his passing, but would I believe derive satisfaction
that we have been immeasurably enriched by his
life. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>DLC</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 04, 2008 1:24
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Christopher
Dalton</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have just received the sad news that
Christopher died yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. He had been in a great deal of
pain and discomfort for many months.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>His funeral and burial will be at Ullingswick
sometime next week. I understand that this will be for family and close
friends only. There is to be a memorial service at Hereford Cathedral at a
later date.</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Christopher has left a tremendous legacy, not
least in his magnum opus the Bells and Belfries of Dorset. At the time of his
death he was working on the Bells and Belfries of Wiltshire and for which he
made provision for its completion and publication in the event of his
death.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was glad to have played a part in securing for
him the richly deserved award from the Dorset Archaeological Society last
year. This was in recognition of his Dorset book and his contribution to the
history bells and churches generally; also, his valuable work for the
Redundant Churches Fund (now The Churches Conservation Trust). I have been
privileged to have been a part of that too, not least in that we were
colleagues for a number of years. Indeed, it was through Christopher that I
joined the staff of the Trust.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Neil Skelton</FONT> </DIV>
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