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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Strangeley enough I had an enquiry from
a lady yesterday about the term 'bellhanger' saying that she couldn't believe
there was enough wpork for Victorian bellhangers. I sent her the
following extract from 'Lincolnshire bells and bellfounders' in reply
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="text-shadow: auto">TRADESMEN
DESCRIBED AS ‘BELLHANGERS’ </SPAN></I><SPAN
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">The various Trades Directories
for the nineteenth century include a considerable number of tradesmen who are
listed as bellhangers under the general heading of Whitesmith, Locksmiths and
Bellhangers.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It seems
very unlikely that these tradesmen did not, in fact, hang tower bells and were
responsible for installing and maintaining house bells, which, before the
introduction of electrically powered bell systems, were installed in many
private houses.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This
seems to be confirmed by White’s 1882 Directory in which ‘Bellhangers’ and
‘Church Bell Hangers are listed separately.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The following are a few
examples extracted from the Post Office Directory for 1866<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>:</SPAN><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">ASKEW<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>J. W.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Bath Row<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>STAMFORD<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">BROOKS<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Thomas<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Elmer St South<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>GRANTHAM<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">GINGER<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>William`<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>West End<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>ALFORD<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Edward<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Queen Street<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>MARKET RASEN<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>W.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Scawby<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>BRIGG<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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