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Hello Mike,<br>
<br>
Hunston, Suffolk<br>
<br>
A little more research shows that in November 1898, a paragraph in the
BN says that they were rehung 'two years ago' (1896) and that a tenor
bell was added two weeks ago (in 1898). The benefactor was the Rev. H.
Ray.<br>
<br>
It goes on to say that a Major Heigham has now given the order for a
5th bell, which is to be hung by Christmas (1898?). <br>
<br>
A peal was rung on the five in June 7, 1908. The tenor was reported to
be 7 cwt.<br>
<br>
Nowhere does it mention any founder.<br>
<br>
Lawshall is not mentioned in the BN index and neither are mentioned in
the RW index 1911-2003. However, a mention is made of Hunston in 1967
on page 758, when they were rung for Harvest Festival by the Rougham
ringers. This reference came from the yet-to-be-added indexes from
1942 to 1992.<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
<br>
Alan<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
January 1909 <br>
<br>
Mike Chester wrote:<br>
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<p>--- In <a href="mailto:bellhistorians%40yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@<wbr>yahoogroups.<wbr>com</a>,
Alan Ellis <alan_ellis@<wbr>...> <br>
wrote:<br>
><br>
> Hello Mike,<br>
> <br>
> If the details contained in the Church Bells of Suffolk, 1890, are
<br>
still <br>
> applicable, they are as follows:<br>
> <br>
> Hunston, St. Michael.<br>
> 3 bells<br>
> 1. Pack & Chapman of London fecit. John Rust C. W.<br>
> 2. J. D. made me 1614<br>
> 3. Johannes Drivervs me fecit 1617<br>
> "Great bells iij." Return of 1553. Davy, 6 July 1843, "three <br>
bells".<br>
<br>
They are a ringable 5 and therefore this data will need to be checked <br>
to see if any were recast during the augmentation scheme.<br>
<br>
> <br>
> Lawshall, All Saints<br>
> 6 bells<br>
> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Thomas Newman of Norwich made me 1735<br>
> 6. T. Mears of London fecit 1828.<br>
> Davy, Aug. 16, 1831, "contains 5 bells, which I did not visit."<br>
> "Great bells iiij. Sancts bells j." Return in 1553.<br>
> <br>
> (References CBS by J. J. Raven pp 205, 214).<br>
<br>
Very interesting! They are, apparently, a ring of 5 with only 4 now <br>
ringable, the tenor being out of action - could the Mears bell be a <br>
sanctus or a recast of an existing bell?<br>
<br>
Please make contact locally before travelling to these church to see <br>
if anything is visible as to the bells!<br>
<br>
Mike<br>
<br>
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