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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>East Ilsley School has recently had scaffolding
erected for building repairs. We took the opportunity to remove the copper
shrouding from the, hitherto, unaccessible bell turret and found a Gillett and
Johnson bell with a diameter if 17.5''. The rope had been disconnected and the
bell hasn't been used for at least 60 years.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is it likely that the bell was made to be unusable
during the second world war?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Will there be any G & J records of the casting
of the bell? The school buildings are 100 years old this coming October so I am
presuming the bell to be of a similar age</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We are aiming to get the bell ringing again in time
for the school centenary.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Hibbert</FONT></DIV>
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