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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Llewellins and James were indeed heavily bombed
during the war and their impressive works in Castle Green were reduced to a
fraction of what had been there. The business dwindled down to little more than
a scrap metal merchant in Bedminster and closed c1960. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Between 1914 and 1940 they cast no more than two
dozen bells that I know of, only three or four of them after
1930 In 1955 they did a small job in Bristol, taking an
1886 bell of theirs from St Lawrence, Easton, and hanging it
'dead' at St Andrew, Hartcliffe, where it remains (Mears subsequently
rehung it)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There were some papers of theirs with the late
Ernest Tyler, who worked at Castle Green and some photographs at Kingsweston
House (the latter under Bristol Museums Service). I failed to see the former
before his death and don't know what became of his papers, and the latter could
not be produced when I was there.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am fairly certain that the massive blaze which
effectively destroyed all but a fraction of the Castle Green foundry destroyed
their records as well.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard Bowden has some interesting
related material and has of course published some of his researches in
<EM>The Ringing World.</EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's the Church Wardens' testimonial from
Morriston, 30th June 1879:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Sirs, We are pleased to inform you that
the peal of bells you have supplied us with for St John's Church gives general
satisfaction. Their tone is much admired by everyone, and the Sketty ringers
(the most noted in our neighbourhood) speak highly of the manner in which your
foreman has hung them.</FONT></EM></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> Wednesday, August 06, 2008 3:58
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Re:
Morriston</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi Andrew,</DIV>
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<DIV>Have you tried asking Alwyn Lewis? He would probably know something about
the bells if anyone would.</DIV>
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<DIV>I don't know of any L&J records extant - I think the premises were
bombed in the war. However, I expect that one of the bell foundries will have
ended up scrapping them, and would have weighed them before so doing.</DIV>
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<DIV>Andrew Bull<BR><BR><B><I>a40320uk <andrwgil@aol.<WBR>com></I></B>
wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV>Many thanks to all those who have responded so far. A couple of key
<BR>questions remain unanswered<BR><BR>1. Who acquired them and what
happened to them when they left Morriston<BR><BR>2. Are their weights
recorded anywhere (Forgive my ignorance but do any <BR>Llwellins and James
records still exist?)<BR><BR>Ill keep digging<BR><BR>Andrew
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