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Interesting that just two years previously, Taylors hung the new trebles at St Margaret's, Rochester in a similar fashion from two RSJs above the old frame.<BR>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In fact, the two trebles installed by Taylors in 1898, were fixed direct to the RSJs in the picture, along with the 3rd. Subsequently, cast-iron framesides were installed for these three bells by G&J. These in turn were taken out in 1956, again by G&J, who installed them at the Cathedral, and hung the two excellent Taylor trebles (possibly the best bells ever to hang there) to make the ring of ten.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">G&J bought the back eight and traded the metal i</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">n to Taylors who received it as broken bells.</SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Bell Historians] St Michael's Gloucester</DIV>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000080; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">“</SPAN>It once held a bell museum - does anybody know amy more about it?<SPAN style="COLOR: #000080">”<O></O></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000080; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It’s described briefly in Bliss & Sharpe (p. 331-3).<O></O></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000080; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The bells, a ring of ten, were apparently in two separate frames with three bells above. In photo number 11 on the BBC site an RSJ framework is clearly visible. I would guess that this is the foundation for the upper (cast iron) frame. The BBC describes the church demolished in 1956 as being ‘15<SUP>th</SUP> century’. This is incorrect – the body of the church was Victorian Gothic. I think I have a photocopy of a photo of it somewhere.<O></O></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000080; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I remember asking to have a look up the tower when the base of it was the tourist information office, but wasn’t allowed. I was a teenager then, and less persistent than I am now!<O></O></SPAN></P>
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