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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>This is from Lincolnshire Bells
and Bell founders. A second edition of this book is being published later
this year!</FONT></DIV>
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style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman">The firm of <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Bowen & Co.</B> advertised as the
Phoenix Church Bell Foundry of Dorrington Street, Mount Pleasant, London and
cast a number of bells during the period 1846 to <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">circa</I> 1890.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Most of this firms bells are
small and there are two of their products in Lincolnshire, both of which are
undated.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The first is at
Barrowby school which was built in 1851 and the second is at the Catholic Church
of Our Lady and St Peter, Woodhall Spa<B
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church was built in 1896 and presumably the bell was cast at about that time.
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 09, 2009 6:26
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Founder: Bowen
of London</DIV>
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<P>Last Sunday I went to look at a single bell at Altrincham (Cheshire) St
George, to advise on a 'broken rope'. The bell is 26.25" dia and had 6 canons,
of which one is broken off. The only inscription is:<BR><BR>BOWEN FOUNDERS
LONDON 1858<BR><BR>David Struckett's Dictionary list says he was casting in
Clerkenwell between 1846 and 1890. A quick glance through GAD's NBR shows 2
bells in the Diocese of London.<BR><BR>Has there been any more been published
on the foundry, please?<BR><BR>Pete Dyson<BR><BR></P></DIV><!--End group email --></BODY></HTML>