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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";color:blue'>I can
think of a couple of others. The national 12 bell competition shield, the
Leicester DG striking competition shield and the Roses competition shield.
There is also on in All Saints Loughborough atop a bronze tablet recording the
names of band memebers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";color:blue'>Andrew
Higson</span></font><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=3
color=blue face="Baskerville Old Face"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";color:blue'>Taylors</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
color=blue face="Baskerville Old Face"><span style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";
color:blue'> Eayre and Smith Ltd</span></font><font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Baskerville Old Face"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";color:blue'>The
Bellfoundry</span></font><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";color:blue'>LE11 1AR</span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=blue face="Baskerville Old Face"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";color:blue'>Telephone: 01509 212241
Fax: 01509 263305 Registered in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">England</st1:place></st1:country-region>
No. 1352309</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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<st1:PersonName w:st="on">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</st1:PersonName>
[mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</st1:PersonName>]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>John David<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 08 September 2009 09:01<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> bell hist<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Bell Historians] <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taylor</st1:place></st1:City> shield</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
background:white'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The <st1><st1:place w:st="on">Channel
Islands</st1></st1:place> district of the W&P possess a shield cast in
bell metal as the trophy for the District striking competition. It was a gift
from Paul Taylor of the Loughborough Foundry in 1981. It was said at the time
to be one of only three in existence, cast of bell metal and the trademark
of Hugh Watts, master bell-founder of <st1><st1:place w:st="on">Leicester</st1></st1:place>
in the mid 16<sup>th</sup> century. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<o></o>
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background:white'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o></o></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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background:white'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Is it still true that it is one of three? </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<o></o>
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background:white'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o></o></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
background:white'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Who has the other ones? and how did they
get them?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<o></o>
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background:white'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
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background:white'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Ours was obtained through Tony
Wolstenholme of Alderney, who was friendly with the <st1><st1><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Taylor</st1></st1></st1:place></st1:City> family. He had it very
nicely mounted on a polished board in memory of his wife and it now has
engraved silver plates on the back listing the competition winners. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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background:white'><font size=2 color="#444444" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#444444'> <o></o></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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background:white'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>John David</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<o></o>
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background:white'><st1><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Guernsey</span></font></st1:place></st1><o:p></o:p></p>
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