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I wasn't much involved with the acquisition of Tyntesfield, but sat on one of the staff committees that oversaw the preliminaries to all new acquisitions and, like every other major property the Trust takes on, the world and his wife visited Tyntesfield before the final decision to acquire the house was made. We had reports on everything from the state of the drains to the colour of the dust in the attics, so I'd have been very surprised if bells were not included! <BR>
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With such a huge financial undertaking as Tyntesfield, it is good governance to ensure that everything has been checked out before acquisition and that no nasty surprises, costing millions of pounds to fix, are lurking behind (or in!) the woodwork ready to jump out years later and throw budgets into turmoil.<BR>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Richard is right, I do have information on the bells at Tyntesfield.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have succeeded Christopher Dalton as the Trust's Bells Adviser (although George Dawson works with me on the northern half of the country). It would be helpful if anyone who gets enquiries like this from the Trust could steer them to me in the first instance - thanks</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Chris Pickford<BR>
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